na chaand kaa na sitaaron na aaftaab kaa hai — Sarfaraz Khalid

kisi ne jaan hi luTaa di vafaaon ki khaatir
tum hi bataao ki qissa ye kis kitaab kaa hai

lambi hai bahut aaj ki shab jaagne vaalo
aur yaad mujhe koi kahaani bhi nahin hai

vo bhi na aayaa umr-e-guzishta ke misl hi
ham bhi khaDe rahe dar-o-divaar ki tarah

tiri duaaein bhi shaamil hain koshishon mein miri
musibaton kaa na Talnaa ajiib lagtaa hai

siyaah raat ke pahlu mein jism ke andar
kisi gunaah ki khvaahish ko paalte rahnaa

ham kisi aur vaqt ke hain asiir
subh ke shaam ke rahe hi nahin

vo chaand hai to aks bhi paani mein aaegaa
kirdaar khud ubhar ke kahaani mein aaegaa

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

muddaton baa'd kabhi ai nazar aane vaale
iid kaa chaand na dekhaa tiri surat dekhi

charaagh dafn kiye the 'nadim' qabron mein
zamin se chaand numudaar ho gae saahib