aaj ki raat ujaale mire ham-saaya hain — Naseer Turabi

shahr mein kis se sukhan rakhiye kidhar ko chaliye
itni tanhaai to ghar mein bhi hai ghar ko chaliye

tujhe kyaa khabar mire be-khabar miraa silsila koi aur hai
jo mujhi ko mujh se baham kare vo gurez-paa koi aur hai

ye ruuh raqs-e-charaaghaan hai apne halqe mein
ye jism saaya hai aur saaya Dhal rahaa hai miyaan

usi ne mujh pe uThaae hain sang jis ke liye
main paash paash huaa ghar nigaar-khaana huaa

milne ki tarah mujh se vo pal bhar nahin miltaa
dil us se milaa jis se muqaddar nahin miltaa

ye havaa saare charaaghon ko uDaa le jaaegi
raat Dhalne tak yahaan sab kuchh dhuaan ho jaaegaa

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

raushni ho rahi hai kuchh mahsus
kyaa shab aakhir tamaam ko pahunchi

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

shikva-e-zulmat-e-shab se to kahin behtar thaa
apne hisse ki koi shama jalaate jaate

divaangi meri ke tahayyur mein shab-o-roz
hai halqa-e-zanjir se zindaan hama-tan-chashm

huaa hai shah kaa musaahib phire hai itraataa
vagarna shahr mein 'ghaalib' ki aabru kyaa hai