
Mahmood Shaam
aise chup chup bhi kya jiya jaa.e
ab kahin ishq hi kiya jaa.e
dil ke shishe pe hai ghubar bahut
aaj kuchh der ro liya jaa.e
ajnabi shahr be-namak chehre
kise ham-raz-e-dil kiya jaa.e
habs ki pyaas hai bujhegi kahan
ab-e-haivan hi go piya jaa.e
dil hai viran shahr bhi ḳhamosh
phone hi us ko kar liya jaa.e
ek divar-e-jism baaqi hai
ab use bhi gira diya jaa.e
ho gaya taar taar har manzar
‘sham’ chak-e-nazar siya jaa.e

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