Zehra Nigaah
jab jhonka tez havaon ka
kuchh soch ke dhime guzra tha
jab tapte suraj ka chehra
uudi chadar men lipta tha
jab sukhi mitti ka siina
sanson ki nami se jaaga tha
ham log us shaam ikatthe the
jis ne hamen hans kar dekha tha
vo pahla dost hamara tha
vo shaam ka pahla taara tha
jo shayad ham donon ke liye
kuchh vaqt se pahle nikla tha
jab jhilmil karta vo kamra
cigaret ke dhuen se dhundla tha
jab nashsha-e-mai ki talkhi se!
har shakhs ka lahja mitha tha
har fikr ki apni manzil thi
har soch ka apna rasta tha
ham log us raat ikatthe the
us raat bhi kya hangama tha
main mahv-e-mudarat-e-alam
aur tum ko zauq-e-tamasha tha
mauzu-e-sukhan jis par ham ne
raae di thi aur socha tha
duniya ki badalti halat thi
kuchh ab-o-hava ka qissa tha
jab sab logon ki ankhon men
kamre ka dhuan bhar aaya tha
tab main ne khidki kholi thii!
tum ne parda sarkaya tha
jis ne hamen dukh se dekha tha
vo pahla dost hamara tha
vo shaam ka pahla taara tha
jo shayad ham donon ke liye
us raat sahar tak jaaga tha
vo shaam ka pahla taara tha
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