angdaayi par angdaayi leti hai raat judaai ki
tum kya samjho tum kya jaano baat meri tanhaai ki
kaun siyahi ghol raha tha waqt ke behte dariyaa mei
maine aankh jhuki dekhi hai aaj kisi harjaai ki
vasl ki raat na jaane kyon israar thaa unko jaane par
waqt se pehle doob gaye taaro ne badi daanaai ki
misaal iski kahan hai zamaane mei
ki saare khone ke gham paaye humne paane mei
wo shakl pighli to har shai mei dhal gayi jaise
ajeeb baat huyi hai usse bhulaane mei
jo muntazir na milaa, wo to hum hai sharminda
ki humne derr lagaa di palatke aane mei
lateef thaa wo takhaiyul se, khwab se naazuk
gavaa diya humne hi usse aazmaane mei
samajh liya tha kabhi ek saraab ko dariya
par ek sukoon tha humko fareb khaane mei
aise hijr ke mausam ab kab aate hain
tere alaava yaad hume sab aate hain
jazb kare kyon ret hamaare ashko ko
tera daaman tar karne ab aate hain
ab wo safar ki taab nahi baaki varna
humko bulaavey dasht se jab tab aate hain
jaagti aankho se bhi dekho duniya ko
khwabon ka kya hai, wo har shab aate hain
kaagaz ki kashti mei dariya paar kiya
dekho humko kya-kya kartab aate hain
~ Shahryar
