wo saamne thaa phir bhi kahaan saamnaa huaa
— Shakeb Jalali
Wo saamne thaa phir bhee kahaan saamnaa huaa
Rahtaa hai apne nuur men sooraj chhupaa huaa
Ai raushnee kee lahr kabhi to palaT ke aa
Tujh ko bulaa raha hai dareecha khulaa huaa
Sairaab kis tarah ho zameen duur duur kee
Saahil ne hai nadee ko muqayyad kiyaa huaa
Ai dost chashm-e-shauq ne dekhaa hai baar-haa
Bijlee se teraa naam ghaTaa par likhaa huaa
Pahchaante nahin use mahfil men dost bhee
Chehra ho jis kaa gard-e-alam se aTaa huaa
Is daur men khuloos kaa kya kaam ai 'shakeb'
Kyuun kar chale bisaat pe mohra piTaa huaa
Wo samne tha phir bhi kahan samna hua
Rahta hai apne nur mein suraj chhupa hua
Ai raushni ki lahr kabhi to palaT ke aa
Tujh ko bula raha hai daricha khula hua
Sairab kis tarah ho zamin dur dur ki
Sahil ne hai nadi ko muqayyad kiya hua
Ai dost chashm-e-shauq ne dekha hai bar-ha
Bijli se tera nam ghaTa par likha hua
Pahchante nahin use mahfil mein dost bhi
Chehra ho jis ka gard-e-alam se aTa hua
Is daur mein KHulus ka kya kaam ai 'shakeb'
Kyun kar chale bisat pe mohra piTa hua