Raat

raat ke andhere mein kitne pap palte hain
puchhta phire koi kis se kaun papi hai

puchhne se kya hasil puchhne se kya hoga
mahshar ek bapa hoga shor-e-narawa hoga

dard kam to kya hoga aur kuchh siwa hoga
kaun kis ki sunta hai kis ko itni fursat hai

dad KHwah banna bhi feal-e-be-fazilat hai
dad samm-e-qatil hai marna kis ko bhata hai

taur-e-zindagi sahab raat ka nirala hai
raat ke andhere mein kitne pap palte hain

kitne sanp palte hain chaar-su uchhalte hain
chheDiye to phunkaren chhoDiye to Daste hain

DhiT ban ke phirte hain sanp kis se Darte hain
log Darte phirte hain log bachte phirte hain

KHamushi ke ghaaron mein KHamushi se chhupte hain
ek dusre ka munh bebasi se takte hain

shama ek jalane par kaisi kaisi pabandi
nur par bhi pabandi tur par bhi pabandi

sau tarah ki pabandi shama kaise jal pae
kis mein itni jurat hai maut se ulajh jae

yas dil se kahti hai maslahat baDi shai hai
maslahat isi mein hai qufl Daliye lab par

josh lakh bahlae kuchh na laiye lab par
yas ek buDhiya hai tajarbe se kahti hai

log qadr karte hain maslahat isi mein hai
maslahat pe chalte hain KHairiyat isi mein hai

raat baDhti jati hai raat baDhti jati hai
raat ke andhere mein kuchh nazar nahin aata

raat baDhti jati hai hosh baDhta jata hai
dard baDhta jata hai josh baDhta jata hai

raat ke andhere mein kuchh nazar nahin aata
tirgi nazar mein hai dil ka haal dil mein hai

dil ke lakh goshon mein lakh shamen jalti hain
maslahat ki zanjiren dam-ba-dam pighalti hain

dam-ba-dam KHamoshi se raat ke andhere mein
raat baDhti jati hai raat kaTti jati hai

raat ke andhere mein kuchh nazar nahin aata