ab na aaeinge ruThne vaale — Saghar Siddiqui

ab shahr-e-aarzu mein vo raanaaiyaan kahaan
hain gul-kade niDhaal baDi tez dhuup hai

kal jinhein chhu nahin sakti thi farishton ki nazar
aaj vo raunaq-e-baazaar nazar aate hain

charaagh-e-tur jalaao baDaa andheraa hai
zaraa naqaab uThaao baDaa andheraa hai

log kahte hain raat biit chuki
mujh ko samjhaao! main sharaabi huun

ye zulf-bar-dosh kaun aayaa ye kis ki aahaT se gul khile hain
mahak rahi hai fazaa-e-hasti tamaam aalam bahaar saa hai

teri surat jo ittifaaq se ham
bhuul jaaein to kyaa tamaashaa ho

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

dafnaa diyaa thaa jin ko gunje hain har taraf ab
meri khamoshiyon ko aavaaz mil gai hai

tum hanso to din nikle chup raho to raatein hain
kis kaa gham kahaan kaa gham sab fuzul baatein hain

main chup rahaa ki vazaahat se baat baDh jaati
hazaar sheva-e-husn-e-bayaan ke hote hue

vo sard raaton mein aansuon ke charaagh raushan
aur un charaaghon ki lau mein jalti 'ajib si chup

shahr mein saare charaaghon ki ziyaa khaamosh hai
tirgi har samt phailaa kar havaa khaamosh hai