Sham Ka Pahla Tara

jab jhonka tez hawaon ka

kuchh soch ke dhime guzra tha

jab tapte suraj ka chehra

udi chadar mein lipTa tha

jab sukhi miTTi ka sina

sanson ki nami se jaga tha

hum log us sham ikaTThe the

jis ne hamein hans kar dekha tha

wo pahla dost hamara tha

wo sham ka pahla tara tha

jo shayad hum donon ke liye

kuchh waqt se pahle nikla tha

jab jhilmil karta wo kamra

cigaret ke dhuen se dhundla tha

jab nashsha-e-mai ki talKHi se!

har shaKHs ka lahja miTha tha

har fikr ki apni manzil thi

har soch ka apna rasta tha

hum log us raat ikaTThe the

us raat bhi kya hangama tha

main mahw-e-mudaraat-e-alam

aur tum ko zauq-e-tamasha tha

mauzu-e-suKHan jis par hum ne

rae di thi aur socha tha

duniya ki badalti haalat thi

kuchh aab-o-hawa ka qissa tha

jab sab logon ki aankhon mein

kamre ka dhuan bhar aaya tha

tab main ne khiDki kholi thi!

tum ne parda sarkaya tha

jis ne hamein dukh se dekha tha

wo pahla dost hamara tha

wo sham ka pahla tara tha

jo shayad hum donon ke liye

us raat sahar tak jaga tha

wo sham ka pahla tara tha