yaad aati hai achchhi si koi baat sar-e-shaam — Shamim Abbas

saal, par saal, aur phir is saal
muntazir ham the muntazir ham hain

kabhi mai-kada kabhi but-kada kabhi kaaba to kabhi khaanqaah
ye tiri talab kaa junun thaa mujhe kab kisi se lagaav thaa

TaTolo parakh lo chalo aazmaa lo
khudaa ki qasam baa-khudaa aadmi huun

aa tire sang zaraa peing baDhaai jaae
zindagi baiTh tujhe chaae pilaai jaae

use na milne ki sochaa hai yuun sazaa deinge
har ek jism pe chehraa vahi lagaa deinge

koi aise vaqt mein ham se bichhDaa hai
shaam Dhale jab panchhi ghar lauT aate hain

jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain

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

maango samundaron se na saahil ki bhiik tum
haan fikr o fan ke vaaste gahraai maang lo

us ko sochun to dhyaan mein mere
khushbu aati hai pahli baarish ki

be-ilm shaairon kaa gila kyaa hai ai 'munir'
hai ahl-e-ilm ko tiraa tarz-e-bayaan pasand

gulaabon ke honTon pe lab rakh rahaa huun
use der tak sochnaa chaahtaa huun