kal shab tha ajab deed ka manzar mere aagay - Ahmed Faraz

kal shab tha ajab deed ka manzar mere aagay

duniya thi na honay k barber mere aagay

jaisay mutalatim ho samander mere ander

jaisay ho koi maah e munawar mere aagay

us waqt na thi aankh jhapaknay ki bhi fursat

ik shehr e tilismaat tha yaksar mere aagay

us waqt na tha dil ko dhadknay ka bhi yaara

ik aalam e hairat tha sarasar mere aagay

khuddam behergaam liye jaam istaadah

lab basta kanizaan e saman bar mere aagay

laaye koi meena e mae e tund lapak kar

rakh dey koi taazeem se saghar mere aagay

chup chup k koi chust karay tang qaba ko

hans hans k utaray koi zaywar mere aagay

ik mast ada kakul e mushkeen ko bikharay

lay aae daff o ching utha kar merey aagay

jaisay ho mere samnay shaddad ki jannat

jaisay ho sanam khana e aazar mere aagay

jaisay koi gul chehra peri cham se utar aaye

aur raqs karay naaz se aa kar mere aagay

shu'ala sa badan zulf ki makhmal main lapatay

jaisay ho koi khwab sa paikar mere aagay

yun jaisay k jaadu sa jagata chala jaaye

ik aafat e jaan fitna e mehshar mere aagay

yaaqoot se lab saru sa qadd raat se aankhain

wo jaan e qayamat thi mere ghar mere aagay

wo kaifiyaat e dil thi k behzaad ka fun kya

hafiz ki ghazal bhi thi farr o tarr mere aagay

aae gardish e douraan zara aahista qadm rakh

ye saa'at e guzraan hai ghadi bhar mere aagay

aae mousam e hijraan abhi kuch dair tawaqqaf

aana ha to aa jana thehr kar mere aagay

aasoodgi e qurb ki aazaa shikaani se

hai neend main ghafil mera dilbar mere aagay

aae subhe judaai abhi ruk jaa k sitamgar

aaisay bhi na jagay thay muqaddar mere aagay

shayad k faraz aaj kisi roop nagar se

aai hai qaza bhais badal kar mere aagay!