aa ja andheri raaten tanha bita chuka hun
shamen jahan na jaltin aankhen jala chuka hun
KHurshid-e-sham-e-rafta lauTe to us se puchhun
main zindagi ki kitni subhen ganwa chuka hun
ummid-o-bim-e-shab ne ye bhi bhula diya hai
kitne diye jalae kitne bujha chuka hun
main baz-gasht-e-dil hun paiham shikast-e-dil hun
wo aazma raha hun jo aazma chuka hun
ye shab bujhi bujhi hai shayad ki aaKHiri hai
ai subh-e-dard tere nazdik aa chuka hun
mujh ko fareb mat de ai mausam-e-bahaaran
aise kai shagufe main bhi khila chuka hun
suraj tulua hon ya suraj ghurub 'sahba'
shab-ha-e-gham ke parde KHud par gira chuka hun
Ghazal
Aa ja andheri raaten tanha bita chuka hun
Sahba Akhtar