numud un ki bhi daur-e-subu mein thi kal raat — Sirajuddin Zafar

ai dost is zamaan-o-makaan ke azaab mein
dushman hai jo kisi ko duaa-e-hayaat de

vo tamaashaa huun hazaaron mire aaine hain
ek aaine se mushkil hai ayaan ho jaaun

hujum-e-gul mein rahe ham hazaar dast daraaz
sabaa-nafas the kisi par giraan nahin guzre

jhaankte raat ke garebaan se
ham ne sau aaftaab dekhe hain

raushni ho rahi hai kuchh mahsus
kyaa shab aakhir tamaam ko pahunchi

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

rok do ye raushni ki tez dhaar
meri miTTi mein gundhi hai raat bhi

huaa hai shah kaa musaahib phire hai itraataa
vagarna shahr mein 'ghaalib' ki aabru kyaa hai

kahun ai zauq kyaa haal-e-shab-e-hijr
ki thi ik ik ghaDi sau sau mahine