hijr kii shab hai aur ujaalaa hai - Khumar Barabankvi

hijr kii shab hai aur ujaalaa hai

kyaa tasavvur bhii lutane vaalaa hai

gam to hai ain zindagii lekin

gamgusaaron ne maar daalaa hai

ishq majabuur-o-naamuraad sahii

phir bhii zaalim kaa bolbaalaa hai

dekh kar barq kii pareshaanii

aashiyaan khud hii phuunk daalaa hai

kitane ashkon ko kitanii aahon ko

ik tabassum men us ne dhaalaa hai

terii baaton ko main ne ai vaaiz

ahataraamaa hansii men taalaa hai

maut aaye to din phire shaayad

zindagii ne to maar daalaa hai

sher nazmen shaguftagii mastii

gam kaa jo ruup hai niraalaa hai

lagziishen muskuraaii hain kyaa kyaa

hosh ne jab mujhe sambhaalaa hai

dam andhere men ghut rahaa hai khumaar

aur chaaron taraf ujaalaa hai