bas ke niche koi nahin aataa phir bhi — Mohammad Alvi

sadiyon se kinaare pe khaDaa suukh rahaa hai
is shahr ko dariyaa mein giraa denaa chaahiye

sardi mein din sard milaa
har mausam bedard milaa

andheraa hai kaise tiraa khat paDhun
lifaafe mein kuchh raushni bhej de

maanaa ki tu zahin bhi hai khub-ru bhi hai
tujh saa na main huaa to bhalaa kyaa buraa huaa

nazron se naaptaa hai samundar ki vusatein
saahil pe ik shakhs akelaa khaDaa huaa

aaj phir mujh se kahaa dariyaa ne
kyaa iraada hai bahaa le jaaun

aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab

shor din ko nahin sone detaa
shab ko sannaaTaa jagaa detaa hai

rok do ye raushni ki tez dhaar
meri miTTi mein gundhi hai raat bhi

vasl ki raat ke sivaa koi shaam
saath le kar sahar nahin aati

aankhon mein nahin silsila-e-ashk shab-o-roz
tasbih paDhaa karte hain din raat tumhaari