Mulaqat

ye raat us dard ka shajar hai

jo mujh se tujh se azim-tar hai

azim-tar hai ki is ki shaKHon

mein lakh mishal-ba-kaf sitaron

ke karwan ghar ke kho gae hain

hazar mahtab is ke sae

mein apna sab nur ro gae hain

ye raat us dard ka shajar hai

jo mujh se tujh se azim-tar hai

magar isi raat ke shajar se

ye chand lamhon ke zard patte

gire hain aur tere gesuon mein

ulajh ke gulnar ho gae hain

isi ki shabnam se KHamushi ke

ye chand qatre teri jabin par

baras ke hire piro gae hain

2

bahut siyah hai ye raat lekin

isi siyahi mein runuma hai

wo nahr-e-KHun jo meri sada hai

isi ke sae mein nur gar hai

wo mauj-e-zar jo teri nazar hai

wo gham jo is waqt teri banhon

ke gulsitan mein sulag raha hai

wo gham jo is raat ka samar hai

kuchh aur tap jae apni aahon

ki aanch mein to yahi sharar hai

har ek siyah shaKH ki kaman se

jigar mein TuTe hain tir jitne

jigar se noche hain aur har ek

ka hum ne tesha bana liya hai

3

alam-nasibon jigar-figaron

ki subh aflak par nahin hai

jahan pe hum tum khaDe hain donon

sahar ka raushan ufuq yahin hai

yahin pe gham ke sharar khil kar

shafaq ka gulzar ban gae hain

yahin pe qatil dukhon ke teshe

qatar andar qatar kirnon

ke aatishin haar ban gae hain

ye gham jo is raat ne diya hai

ye gham sahar ka yaqin bana hai

yaqin jo gham se karim-tar hai

sahar jo shab se azim-tar hai