surmaa jis ke kinaaron se palaT aate hain — Sarvat Husain

saya-e-abr se puchho 'sarvat'
apne hamraah agar le jaae

shahzaadi tujhe kaun bataae tere charaag-kade tak
kitni mehraabein paDti hain kitne dar aate hain

kyuun girafta-dil nazar aati hai ai shaam-e-firaaq
ham jo tere naaz uThaane ke liye maujud hain

jise anjaam tum samajhti ho
ibtidaa hai kisi kahaani ki

ik daastaan ab bhi sunaate hain farsh o baam
vo kaun thi jo raqs ke aalam mein mar gai

teri aashufta-mizaaji ai dil
kyaa khabar kaun nagar le jaae

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

ret par ik nishaan hai shaayad
ye hamaaraa makaan hai shaayad