khel-kud kar shaam Dhale kyuun — Prem Bhandari

aag lagaai tum ne hi to
logon ne to sirf havaa di

jaane kyuun log miraa naam paDhaa karte hain
main ne chehre pe tire yuun to likhaa kuchh bhi nahin

chhupi hai an-ginat chingaariyaan lafzon ke daaman mein
zaraa paDhnaa ghazal ki ye kitaab aahista aahista

shaam hui to suraj soche
saaraa din bekaar jale the

teri chaahat ki hai itni shiddat
paa liyaa tujh ko to mar jaaungaa

saari saari raat main jaagaa
vo meri aankhon mein soyaa

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

ghazal mein jab talak ehsaas ki shiddat na ho shaamil
faqat alfaaz ki kaarigari mahsus hoti hai

gul kiyaa jis ne vo thaa aur magar
shama ne shikva havaaon se kiyaa

maarka garm to ho lene do khun-rezi kaa
pahle shamshir ke niche hamin jaa baiTheinge

vahshat mein basar hote hain ayyaam-e-shabaab aah
ye shaam-e-javaani hai ki saaya hai hiran kaa

ho gai shaam Dhal gayaa suraj
din ko shab mein badal gayaa suraj