Shauq

sham jab Dhalti hai main apne KHarabe ki taraf

loTta hun sar-nigun, bojhal qadam

bara ghanTon ki mashaqqat aur thakan

baDh ke le leti hai mujh ko god mein

aur sail-e-tirgi mein Dub jati hai ummid o shauq ki ek ek kiran

rahguzar-e-arzu par chaar-su uDti hai dhul

aur ek aawaz aati hai kahin se

jo ki an-jaani bhi pahchani bhi hai

zindagi kuchh bhi nahin, kuchh bhi nahin, kuchh bhi nahin

ek musalsal marg, ek sail-e-bala, nezon ke ban

aahon, karahon ke siwa

phir isi tarik lamhe, phir isi nazuk ghaDi

aarzu ki rahguzar par chand naqsh-e-pa ubharte hain sitaron ki tarah

lahlahata hai koi aanchal bahaaron ki tarah

phail jati hai kisi gesu ki nikhat chaar-su

ek firdausi tabassum ki sunahri chandni

dhime dhime, zina zina

gungunati, raqs farmati hui

baam-e-gham se KHana-e-dil mein utar kar

thapthapati hai mujhe

git gati hai, kabhi lori sunati hai mujhe

aur phir jab subh ko KHurshid-e-alam-tab ki pahli kiran

gudgudati hai mujhe

kar-gah-e-dahr mein wapas bulati hai mujhe

aarzu o justuju dil mein jawan pata hun main

shauq ki mai ke nashe mein chur ho jata hun main!!