dasht-e-shab par dikhaa_ii kyaa dengii

dasht-e-shab par dikhaa_ii kyaa dengii

dasht-e-shab par dikhaa_ii kyaa dengii
silavaTe.n roshanii me.n ubharengii

ghar kii diivaare.n mere jaane par
apanii tanhaa_iyo.n ko sochengii

u.Ngaliyo.n ko taraash duu.N phir bhii
aadatan us kaa naam likkhengii

rang-o-buu se kahii.n panaah nahii.n
Khvaahishe.n bhii kahaa.N amaa.N dengii

ek Khushbuu se bach bhii jaa_uu.N agar
duusarii nikahate.n jaka.D lengii

khi.Dakiyo.n par dabiiz parde ho.n
baarishe.n phir bhii dastake.n dengii

cheharaa meraa thaa nigaahe.n us kii

cheharaa meraa thaa nigaahe.n us kii

cheharaa meraa thaa nigaahe.n us kii
Khaamushii me.n bhii vo baate.n us kii

mere chehare pe Gazal likhatii ga_ii.n
sher kahatii hu_ii aa.Nkhe.n us kii

shoKh lamho.n kaa pataa dene lagii.n
tez hotii hu_ii saa.Nse.n us kii 

aise mausam bhii guzaare ham ne
subahe.n jab apanii thii.n shaame.n us kii

dhyaan me.n us ke ye aalam thaa kabhii
aa.Nkh mahataab kii yaade.n us kii

faisalaa mauj-e-havaa ne likkhaa
aa.Ndhiyaa.N merii bahaare.n us kii

niind is soch se TuuTii aksar 
kis tarah kaTatii hai.n raate.n us kii

duur rah kar bhii sadaa rahatii hai
mujh ko thaame hue baahe.n us kii

baarish hu_ii to phuulo.n ke tan chaak ho gaye

baarish hu_ii to phuulo.n ke tan chaak ho gaye

baarish hu_ii to phuulo.n ke tan chaak ho gaye
mausam ke haath bhiig ke saffaak ho gaye

[chaak = torn; saffaak = cruel]

baadal ko kyaa Khabar ki baarish kii chaah me.n
kitane buland-o-baalaa shajar Khaak ho gaye

[buland-o-baalaa = high and low; shajar = tree]

juganuu ko din ke vaqt paka.Dane kii zid kare.n
bachche hamaare ahad ke chaalaak ho gaye

[ahad = times]

laharaa rahii hai barf kii chaadar haTaa ke ghaas
suuraj kii shah pe tinake bhii bebaak ho gaye

suuraj dimaaG log bhii iblaaG-e-fikr me.n
zulf-e-shab-e-firaaq ke pechaak ho gaye

jab bhii Gariib-e-shahar se kuchh guftaguu hu_ii
lahaje havaa-e-shaam ke nam_naak ho gaye

saahil pe jitane aab_guziidaa the sab ke sab
dariyaa ke ruKh badalate hii tairaak ho gaye

[aab_guziidaa = scared of water; tairaak = swimmers]