kaatik kaa chaand
— Ibn E Insha
Chaand kab se hai sar-e-shaakh-e-sanobar aTkaa
Ghaas shabnam men sharaabor hai shab hai aadhee
Baam suunaa hai, kahaan DhoonDen kisee kaa chehraa
(log samjhenge ki be-rabt hain baaten apnee)
Sher ugte hain dukhee zehn se konpal konpal
Kaun mausam hai ki bharpoor hain gham kee belen
Duur pahunche hain sarakte hue uude baadal
Chaand tanhaa hai (agar us kee balaa.en le len?)
Dosto jee kaa ajab haal hai, lenaa baDhnaa
Chaandnee raat hai kaatik kaa maheena hogaa
Meer-e-maghfoor ke ash.aar na paiham paDhnaa
Jiine vaalon ko abhee aur bhee jiinaa hogaa
Chaand ThiThkaa hai sar-e-shaakh-e-sanobar kab se
Kaun saa chaand hai kis rut kee hain raaten logo
Dhund uDne lagee bunne lagee kya kya chehre
Achchhee lagtee hain divaanon kee see baaten logo
Bheegtee raat men dubkaa huaa jheengar bolaa
Kasmasaatee kisee jhaaDee men se khushboo lapkee
Koee kaakul koi daaman, koi aanchal hogaa
Ek dunya thee magar ham se sameTee na ga.ee
Ye baDaa chaand chamaktaa huaa chehra khole
BaiThaa rahtaa hai sar-e-baam-e-shabistaan shab ko
Ham to is shahr men tanhaa hain, hameen se bole
Kaun is husn ko dekhegaa ye is se poochho
Sone lagtee hai sar-e-shaam ye saaree dunya
In ke hujron men na dar hai na dareecha koi
In kee qismat men shab-e-maah ko ronaa kaisaa
In ke siine men na hasrat na tamannaa koi
Kis se is dard-e-judaa.ee kee shikaayat kahiye
Yaan to siine men niystaan kaa niystaan hogaa
Kis se is dil ke ujaDne kee hikaayat kahiye
Sunne vaalaa bhee jo hairaan nahin, hairaan hogaa
Aisee baaton se na kuch baat banegee apnee
Suunee aankhon men niraashaa kaa ghulegaa kaajal
Khaalee sapnon se na auqaat banegee apnee
Ye shab-e-maah bhee kaT jaa.egee be-kal be-kal
Jee men aatee hai ki kamre men bulaa len is ko
Chaand kab se hai sar-e-shaakh-e-sanobar aTkaa
Raat us ko bhee nigal jaa.egee bolo bolo
Baam par aur na aa.egaa kisee kaa chehraa
Chand kab se hai sar-e-shaKH-e-sanobar aTka
Ghas shabnam mein sharabor hai shab hai aadhi
Baam suna hai, kahan DhunDen kisi ka chehra
(log samjhenge ki be-rabt hain baaten apni)
Sher ugte hain dukhi zehn se konpal konpal
Kaun mausam hai ki bharpur hain gham ki belen
Dur pahunche hain sarakte hue ude baadal
Chand tanha hai (agar us ki balaen le len?)
Dosto ji ka ajab haal hai, lena baDhna
Chandni raat hai katik ka mahina hoga
Mir-e-maghfur ke ashaar na paiham paDhna
Jine walon ko abhi aur bhi jina hoga
Chand ThiThka hai sar-e-shaKH-e-sanobar kab se
Kaun sa chand hai kis rut ki hain raaten logo
Dhund uDne lagi bunne lagi kya kya chehre
Achchhi lagti hain diwanon ki si baaten logo
Bhigti raat mein dubka hua jhingar bola
Kasmasati kisi jhaDi mein se KHushbu lapki
Koi kakul koi daman, koi aanchal hoga
Ek duniya thi magar hum se sameTi na gai
Ye baDa chand chamakta hua chehra khole
BaiTha rehta hai sar-e-baam-e-shabistan shab ko
Hum to is shahr mein tanha hain, hamin se bole
Kaun is husn ko dekhega ye is se puchho
Sone lagti hai sar-e-sham ye sari duniya
In ke hujron mein na dar hai na daricha koi
In ki qismat mein shab-e-mah ko rona kaisa
In ke sine mein na hasrat na tamanna koi
Kis se is dard-e-judai ki shikayat kahiye
Yan to sine mein niystan ka niystan hoga
Kis se is dil ke ujaDne ki hikayat kahiye
Sunne wala bhi jo hairan nahin, hairan hoga
Aisi baaton se na kuch baat banegi apni
Suni aankhon mein nirasha ka ghulega kajal
KHali sapnon se na auqat banegi apni
Ye shab-e-mah bhi kaT jaegi be-kal be-kal
Ji mein aati hai ki kamre mein bula len is ko
Chand kab se hai sar-e-shaKH-e-sanobar aTka
Raat us ko bhi nigal jaegi bolo bolo
Baam par aur na aaega kisi ka chehra