Ali Sardar Jafri
raat khub-surat hai
niind kyuun nahin aati
din ki khashm-gin nazren
kho gaiin siyahi men
ahani kadon ka shor
bediyon ki jhankaren
qaidiyon ki sanson ki
tund-o-tez avazen
jelaron ki badkari
galiyon ki bauchharen
bebasi ki khamoshi
khamushi ki fariyaden
tah-nashin andhere men
shab ki shokh doshiza
khar-dar taron ko
ahani hisaron ko
paar kar ke aai hai
bhar ke apne anchal men
jangalon ki khushbuen
thandken pahadon ki
mere paas laai hai
nil-gun javan siina
kahkashan ki peshani
niim chand ka joda
makhmalin andhere ka
pairahan larazta hai
vaqt ki siyah zulfen
khamushi ke shanon par
kham-ba-kham mahakti hain
aur zamin ke honton par
narm shabnami bose
motiyon ke danton se
khilkhila ke hanste hain
raat khub-surat hai
niind kyuun nahin aati
raat peng leti hai
chandni ke jhule men
asman par taare
nanhe nanhe hathon se
bun rahe hain jaadu sa
jhinguron ki avazen
kah rahi hain afsana
duur jel ke bahar
baj rahi hai shahnai
rail apne pahiyon se
loriyan sunati hai
raat khub-surat hai
niind kyuun nahin aati
roz raat ko yunhi
niind meri ankhon se
bevafai karti hai
mujh ko chhod kar tanha
jel se nikalti hai
bambai ki basti men
mere ghar ka darvaza
ja ke khatkhatati hai
ek nanhe bachche ki
ankhdiyon ke bachpan men
mithe mithe khvabon ka
shahad ghol deti hai
ik hasin pari ban kar
loriyan sunati hai
palna hilati hai
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