meri har shab isi ummid mein kaT jaati hai — Shaad Fidai Dehlvi

shaakh par hon ki un ke juuDe mein
umr hai ek raat phulon ki

jo nahin hai vaqt kaa ham-safar use subh-o-shaam ki kyaa khabar
ho kisi kaa vaqt pe kyaa asar bhalaa vaqt kis kaa ghulaam hai

tujhe bhulaa ke bhi sadiyaan bhulaa nahin saktin
magar ye shart hai khud mein kamaal paidaa kar

azizo zindagi ki talkhiyon se main to baaz aaya
rafiqo aur jiine ki duaa se choT lagti hai

taDap rahaa hai jo betaab ho ke zakhmon se
ye raaste mein mire dil ke hu-bahu kyaa hai

jin ke aangan mein nahin koi bhi rone vaalaa
un gharon se bhi guzartaa hai khilaune vaalaa

aisi duniyaa mein kab tak guzaaraa karein tum hi kah do ki kaise gavaaraa karein
raat mujh se miri bebasi ne kahaa bebasi ke liye ek taaza ghazal

har ek shaakh pe viraaniyaan musallat hain
badan-darakht bhi goyaa hai aashiyaan-e-shab

charaagh ki thartharaati lau mein har os qatre mein har kiran mein
tumhaari aankhein kahaan nahin thiin tumhaaraa chehra kahaan nahin thaa

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

har taraf thi khaamoshi aur aisi khaamoshi
raat apne saae se ham bhi Dar ke roe the

suraj se us kaa naam-o-nasab puchhtaa thaa main
utraa nahin hai raat kaa nashsha abhi talak