saal ki aakhirii shab
— Saleem Kausar
Saal kee aakhiree shab
Mere kamre men kitaabon kaa hujoom
Pichhlee raaton ko taraashe hue Kuch maah o nujoom
Main akelaa mire atraaf uluum
Ek tasveer pe bante hue mere khad-o-khaal
In pe jamtee huee gard-e-mah-o-saal
Ik hayoolaa saa pas-e-shahr-e-ghubaar
Aur mujhe jakDe hue khud miree baahon ke hisaar
Koee rauzan hai na dar
So ga.e ahl-e-khabar
Saal kee aakhiree shab
Na kisee hijr kaa sadma na kisee vasl kaa khvaab
Kham hone ko hai bas aakhiree lamhe kaa shabaab
Aur ufuq paar dhundlakon se kahen
Khulne vaalaa hai na.ee sub.h kaa baab
Is na.ee sub.h ko kya nazr karoon
Har taraf phailaa huaa tez havaaon kaa fusoon
Aur main sochtaa hoon
Dar-o-deevaar men lipTe hue sahme hue log
Galee-koochon men nikalte hue ghabraate hue
Main unhen kaise bataa.oon ki yahee mausam hai
Jab parindon ke par-o-baal nikal aate hain
Sal ki aaKHiri shab
Mere kamre mein kitabon ka hujum
Pichhli raaton ko tarashe hue Kuch mah o nujum
Main akela mere atraf ulum
Ek taswir pe bante hue mere KHad-o-KHal
In pe jamti hui gard-e-mah-o-sal
Ek hayula sa pas-e-shahr-e-ghubar
Aur mujhe jakDe hue KHud meri bahon ke hisar
Koi rauzan hai na dar
So gae ahl-e-KHabar
Sal ki aaKHiri shab
Na kisi hijr ka sadma na kisi wasl ka KHwab
KHam hone ko hai bas aaKHiri lamhe ka shabab
Aur ufuq par dhundlakon se kahen
Khulne wala hai nai subh ka bab
Is nai subh ko kya nazr karun
Har taraf phaila hua tez hawaon ka fusun
Aur main sochta hun
Dar-o-diwar mein lipTe hue sahme hue log
Gali-kuchon mein nikalte hue ghabraate hue
Main unhen kaise bataun ki yahi mausam hai
Jab parindon ke par-o-baal nikal aate hain