shab-e-wasl zid mein basar ho gai 
nahin hote hote sahar ho gai 
nigah ghair par be-asar ho gai 
tumhaari nazar ko nazar ho gai 
kasak dil mein phir chaaragar ho gai 
jo taskin pahar dopahar ho gai 
lagate hain dil us se ab haar jit 
idhar ho gai ya udhar ho gai 
jawab un ki jaanib se dene laga 
ye jurat tujhe nama-bar ho gai 
bure haal se ya bhale haal se 
tumhein kya hamari basar ho gai 
mayassar hamein KHwab-e-rahat kahan 
zara aankh jhapki sahar ho gai 
jafa par wafa to karun soch lo 
tumhein mujh se ulfat agar ho gai 
nigah-e-sitam mein kuchh ijad ho 
ki ye to purani nazar ho gai 
tasalli mujhe de ke jate to ho 
mabaada jo ju-e-digar ho gai 
kahin husn se bhi hai kahidgi 
na hone ke qabil kamar ho gai 
shab-e-wasl aisi khili chandni 
wo ghabra ke bole sahar ho gai 
kahi zindagi bhar ki shab wardat 
meri ruh paigham-bar ho gai 
kaho kya karoge mere wasl ki 
jo mashhur jhuTi KHabar ho gai 
gham-e-hijr se 'dagh' mujh ko najat 
yaqin tha na hogi magar ho gai
        Ghazal
Shab-e-wasl zid mein basar ho gai
Dagh Dehlvi

