Matam-e-nim-shab

jab main aur tu niDhaal ho jate hain

sansen phulti hain

o rahm pahle Dhile aur phir sard paD jate hain

aur hamare chehre apni asli haalat par aa jate hain

to be-iKHtiyar sochta hun

hamara kya hoga agar sath chhuT gaya

tumhaara kya hoga mere baghair

mera kya hoga tere baghair

main to soch bhi nahin sakta

ki to mere jite-ji mar jae

aur na ye soch sakta hun

ki to kaise roegi

agar main tum se pahle mar gaya

hum kitne be-bas aur akele hain

kya ye mumkin nahin ki hum apni jaanen ek hi qalib mein samo len

taki man-o-tu ka jhagDa hi miT jae

hum ek hi shaKH ke do phul hain

hamara mazaq aur mizaj ek hai

hamara lutf-e-badan ek hai

hamara sachcha man ek hai

to phir hum juda kyun ho jaen

koi rasta nahin kya

koi chaara nahin kya

aisi koi surat bana

ki hum do dilon ko dhaDakta

aur dinon ko chamakta rakh saken

aur phir

main shahr-dar-shahr jagta phirun

kucha-o-bazar mein bhagta phirun

aur teri aawaz hamesha aasman ki bulandiyon se

utarti rahe aur zamin ko jagati rahe

aur main mohabbat ke sagar par suron ki darsha karun

jism kitna nahif hai

aur hum is liye is qalib mein Dhaale gae

ki fana ki lazzat se aashna ho jaen

main maut ke bare mein kuchh ziyaada hi sochta hun

jab teri sansen mere shanon par dastak nahin detin

to main kanp uThta hun

main maut ke sukut se Darta hun

magar wo ghaDi aaegi

jab hum mein se ek pahle zamin main utrega

sausan ke safed aur kasni phulon ki chadar oDhe

har taraf se rone ki aawaz aaegi

phir KHamoshi hogi

sukut hoga

aur qabr mein sukut achchha lagega

aur qabr se bahar jise sukut bardasht karne ki saza milegi

is ki haalat kitni bhayanak hogi

ab tu hi bata kya karen

kitni mushkil surat-e-haal hai

ki tere gudaz badan ke lams se aur

tere lafzon ki khan-khanahaT se hi

main teri mohabbat ko samajh sakta hun

badan se pare

sarhad-e-idrak ke us par

main tum tak rasai pane se qasir hun

aur jab jism ka ye rishta TuT jaega

to jahan hum us waqt soch mein gum hain

wahan ek KHali pinjra hoga