Raat ek mehfil meiN guftaguu namu par thii
Har zubaan thii saakit, har nigaah pathar thii
Ek savaal kii lou se hoNT jhulse jaate the
Ek javaab kii ThanDak aah ke baraabar thii
Ek be-yaqeeN lehja khouf se larazta tha
Ik Chhupi huii hairat, hairatoN se baahar thii
Voh sukhan zubaN par tha jis ko dil meiN rehna tha
Voh shikan jabeeN par thii jo adaaye bistar thii
MaiN bahut hirasaaN tha zakhm ke na bharne se
Ek shab kii mohlat thii aur jang sar par thii
Shaakh-e-dil kii haryaali khaab ka bayaaN Thehri
MaiN ne jis ko nam rakKha voh zameeN hii banjar thii
Mujh meiN ek darya hai jo bipharta rehta hai
Pehle ek Sehra tha jis pe chup kii chaadar thii
Ishq kii karaamat hai varnaa umr ke haathoN
Khaal-o-khad kii veeraani husn ka muqaddar thii
Kya huye voh lab jin se phool hii baraste the
Kya huii voh shaadabi jo hameiN muyassar thii
AZM be-sabab dekhha tum ne khaab-e-sairaabi
Dasht ke tasalsul meiN tashnagi hii behtar thii
Har zubaan thii saakit, har nigaah pathar thii
Ek savaal kii lou se hoNT jhulse jaate the
Ek javaab kii ThanDak aah ke baraabar thii
Ek be-yaqeeN lehja khouf se larazta tha
Ik Chhupi huii hairat, hairatoN se baahar thii
Voh sukhan zubaN par tha jis ko dil meiN rehna tha
Voh shikan jabeeN par thii jo adaaye bistar thii
MaiN bahut hirasaaN tha zakhm ke na bharne se
Ek shab kii mohlat thii aur jang sar par thii
Shaakh-e-dil kii haryaali khaab ka bayaaN Thehri
MaiN ne jis ko nam rakKha voh zameeN hii banjar thii
Mujh meiN ek darya hai jo bipharta rehta hai
Pehle ek Sehra tha jis pe chup kii chaadar thii
Ishq kii karaamat hai varnaa umr ke haathoN
Khaal-o-khad kii veeraani husn ka muqaddar thii
Kya huye voh lab jin se phool hii baraste the
Kya huii voh shaadabi jo hameiN muyassar thii
AZM be-sabab dekhha tum ne khaab-e-sairaabi
Dasht ke tasalsul meiN tashnagi hii behtar thii
