Sham

is tarah hai ki har ek peD koi mandir hai

koi ujDa hua, be-nur purana mandir

DhunDhta hai jo KHarabi ke bahane kab se

chaak-e-har-baam har ek dar ka dam-e-aKHir hai

aasman koi purohit hai jo har baam-tale

jism par rakh male mathe pe sindur male

sar-nigun baiTha hai chup-chap na jaane kab se

is tarah hai ki pas-e-parda koi sahir hai

jis ne aafaq pe phailaya hai yun sehr ka dam

daman-e-waqt se paiwast hai yun daman-e-sham

ab kabhi sham bujhegi na andhera hoga

ab kabhi raat Dhalegi na sawera hoga

aasman aas liye hai ki ye jadu TuTe

chup ki zanjir kaTe, waqt ka daman chhuTe

de koi sankh duhai koi payal bole

koi but jage, koi sanwli ghunghaT khole