Amjad Islam Amjad ki aek nazm, Judaai ki paaNchveeN saal’gira sey aek iqtabaas.
Ji meiN hey aaj ki shab us ke leeye jaag ke kaati jaey,
wo jo aaNkhoN sey parey
ajnabi deis ki gum’naam hawaaoN meiN kaheeN betthi hey,
kya mohabbat ke leeye ye bhi zaroori hey ke meiN
us ke chehrey ko khad-o-khaal meiN la kar deikhooN,
sach to ye hey ke mujhey yaad nahi, us ki jabeeN kesi thi?
hont kesey they, badan kesa tha, aaNkheiN kya theen!
bas yehi yaad hey wo jesi nazar aati thi
us sey kaheeN achi thi
…
yuN to har raat merey dil pe giraaN kat’ti hey
phir bhi aey bhooley huwey, tu hi bataa
gham ki zanjeer bhala
jaagney, sochtey rehney sey kahaaN kat’ti hey!
ye jo aahat si abhi nikhat-e-gul ki tarhaN pheli hey
terey qadmoN ki sadaa lagti hey
…
paaNchveeN saal’gira aaj judaai ki manaaoN shab bhar
shaam-e-furqat ki tarhaN, ashq bahaaoN shab bhar
…
teri rukhsat ka samaaN, dhiyaan meiN laaoN shab bhar
tu jo roti hui aaNkhoN sey parey
ajnabi deis ki gum’naam hawaaoN meiN kaheeN betthi hey
By: Amjad Islam Amjad