Dil Mein Wo Dard uTha Raat Ki Hum so Na Sake

Poet

dil men vo dard uTha raat ki ham so na sake

aise bikhre the ḳhayalat ki ham so na sake

thapkiyan dete rahe ThanDi hava ke jhonke

is qadar jal uThe jazbat ki ham so na sake

ankhen takti rahin takti rahin aur thak bhi ga.iin

ha.e-re pas-e-rivayat ki ham so na sake

ye bhi sach hai ki na hushiyar na bedar the ham

ye bhi sachchi hai magar baat ki ham so na sake

ek do pal ke liye ham ko ata ho jaa.e

niind ai qibla-e-hajat ki ham so na sake

saz-e-dauran pe kuchh is tarah se angusht-e-hayat

chheḌti jaati thi naghmat ki ham so na sake

ek sannaTa tha avaz na thi aur na javab

dil men itne the savalat ki ham so na sake

jhilmilate rahe tarik shabistan ke pare

aise biite hue lamhat ki ham so na sake

raat bhar dasht-e-tasavvur men bhaTakte hi rahe

jaane kya un se hui baat ki ham so na sake

umr bhar yuun to ‘tamanna.i’ rahe tesha-ba-kaf

itni sangin thi har raat ki ham so na sake