raat kaun aayaa thaa — Mohammad Alvi

aag apne hi lagaa sakte hain
ghair to sirf havaa dete hain

achchhe din kab aaeinge
kyaa yuun hi mar jaaeinge

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

dhuup ne guzaarish ki
ek buund baarish ki

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

us se mile zamaana huaa lekin aaj bhi
dil se duaa nikalti hai khush ho jahaan bhi ho

Dil dhoondta hai phir wahi fursat-e-shab-o-roz
Naaz uthana, naaz uthana, naaz uthana

justuju khoe huon ki umr bhar karte rahe
chaand ke hamraah ham har shab safar karte rahe

dil mein na ho jurat to mohabbat nahin milti
khairaat mein itni baDi daulat nahin milti

kab Thahregaa dard ai dil kab raat basar hogi
sunte the vo aaeinge sunte the sahar hogi

ye daagh daagh ujaalaa ye shab-gazida sahar
vo intizaar thaa jis kaa ye vo sahar to nahin

angDaai par angDaai leti hai raat judaai ki
tum kyaa samjho tum kyaa jaano baat miri tanhaai ki