phir yuun huaa thakan kaa nasha aur baDh gayaa — Shakeel Azmi

tumhaari maut ne maaraa hai jite-ji ham ko
hamaari jaan bhi goyaa tumhaari jaan mein thi

kuchh dinon ke liye manzar se agar haT jaao
zindagi bhar ki shanaasaai chali jaati hai

isi khataa pe bujhaae gae charaagh mire
main jaantaa thaa bahut kuchh havaa ke baare mein

ghar ke divaar-o-dar pe shaam hi se
nazm likhtaa huaa hai sannaaTaa

haar ho jaati hai jab maan liyaa jaataa hai
jiit tab hoti hai jab Thaan liyaa jaataa hai

mujh ko bikhraayaa gayaa aur sameTaa bhi gayaa
jaane ab kyaa miri miTTi se khudaa chaahtaa hai

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

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

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

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

subh se chalte chalte aakhir shaam hui aavaara-e-dil
ab main kis manzil mein pahunchaa ab ghar kitni duur rahaa

raushniyaan chali gaiin shaam ke eqtidaar mein
tira-shabi kaa azhdahaa saare diye nigal gayaa