Lab-e-tanur

main aksar raat ki tanhai se ye puchhta hun
ki mera aaj mere kal se kyunkar muKHtalif hai

wahi main hun wahi diwangi hai
wahi wahshat wahi fikr-e-maishat

ye bechaini ye virani
mujhe kyun khae jati hai

magar jazbon se aari dard se ghafil ye tanhai
sada KHamosh rahti hai

mujhe lagta hai tanhai
faqat bahri nahin gungi bhi hai shayad

wahi gambhir sannaTa wahi viran tariki
bhala tanhai bhi kuchh bolti hai

magar badli se aksar
chand apna sar nikale

mujhe aawaz de kar puchhta hai
ki diwane tu ab tak jagta hai

ye kaisi fikr-e-roz-o-shab
ye kaisi girya-zari

sulagti dhime dhime
rakh banti raat

aaKHir kaT hi jaegi
magar tu koi tajir hai

na sahukar na baniya
to phir kyun aaj-kal mein banTta hai

dard ki daulat
ye wo sauda nahin

jo har kisi ko ras aa jae
kaThin ho ya pur-asaish magar ye raat guzregi

shab-e-simwar guzasht lab-e-tanur guzasht