aa ke patthar to mire sahn men do chaar gire
— Shakeb Jalali
Aa ke patthar to mire sahn men do chaar gire
Jitne us peD ke phal the pas-e-deevaar gire
Aisee dahshat thee fazaaon men khule paanee kee
Aankh jhapkee bhee nahin haath se patvaar gire
Mujhe girnaa hai to main apne hee qadmon men giroon
Jis tarah saaya-e-deevaar pe deevaar gire
Teergee chhoD ga.e dil men ujaale ke khutoot
Ye sitaare mire ghar Toot ke bekaar gire
Kyaa havaa haath men talvaar liye phirtee thee
Kyuun mujhe Dhaal banaane ko ye chhitnaar gire
Dekh kar apne dar-o-baam laraz jaataa hoon
Mire ham-saa.e men jab bhee koi deevaar gire
Vaqt kee Dor khuda jaane kahaan se TuuTe
Kis ghaDee sar pe ye laTkee huee talvaar gire
Ham se Takraa ga.ee khud baDh ke andhere kee chaTaan
Ham sambhal kar jo bahut chalte the naa-chaar gire
Kyaa kahoon deeda-e-tar ye to miraa chehra hai
Sang kaT jaate hain baarish kee jahaan dhaar gire
Haath aayaa nahin Kuch raat kee daldal ke sivaa
Haa.e kis moD pe khawabon ke parastaar gire
Vo tajallee kee shuaa.en thiin ki jalte hue par
Aa.ine Toot ga.e aa.ina-bardaar gire
Dekhte kyuun ho 'shakeb' itnee bulandee kee taraf
Na uThaayaa karo sar ko ki ye dastaar gire
Aa ke patthar to mere sahn mein do chaar gire
Jitne us peD ke phal the pas-e-diwar gire
Aisi dahshat thi fazaon mein khule pani ki
Aankh jhapki bhi nahin hath se patwar gire
Mujhe girna hai to main apne hi qadmon mein girun
Jis tarah saya-e-diwar pe diwar gire
Tirgi chhoD gae dil mein ujale ke KHutut
Ye sitare mere ghar TuT ke bekar gire
Kya hawa hath mein talwar liye phirti thi
Kyun mujhe Dhaal banane ko ye chhitnar gire
Dekh kar apne dar-o-baam laraz jata hun
Mere ham-sae mein jab bhi koi diwar gire
Waqt ki Dor KHuda jaane kahan se TuTe
Kis ghaDi sar pe ye laTki hui talwar gire
Hum se Takra gai KHud baDh ke andhere ki chaTan
Hum sambhal kar jo bahut chalte the na-chaar gire
Kya kahun dida-e-tar ye to mera chehra hai
Sang kaT jate hain barish ki jahan dhaar gire
Hath aaya nahin Kuch raat ki daldal ke siwa
Hae kis moD pe KHwabon ke parastar gire
Wo tajalli ki shuaen thin ki jalte hue par
Aaine TuT gae aaina-bardar gire
Dekhte kyun ho 'shakeb' itni bulandi ki taraf
Na uThaya karo sar ko ki ye dastar gire