charaaG-e-ishq jalaane kii raat aa_ii hai
kisii ko apanaa banaane kii raat aa_ii hai
.
falak ka chaa.Dd bhii sharmaa ke muu.Nh chhupaayegaa
naqaab ruKh se uThaane kii raat aa_ii hai
.
nigaah-e-saaqii se paiham chhalak rahii hai
sharaabpi_o ki piine-pilaane kii raat aa_ii hai
.
vo aaj aa_e hai.n mahafil me.n chaa.Ndanii lekar
ki raushanii me.n nahaane kii raat aa_ii hai
.
ko_ii samajhaayiye ki kyaa rang hai maiKhaane kaa
aa.Nkh saaqii kii uThe, naam ho paimaane kaa
.
garmii-e-shamaa kaa afasaanaa sunaanevaalo
raqs dekhaa nahii.n tum ne abhii paravaane kaa
[raqs=dance]
.
chashm-e-saaqii mujhe har gaam pe yaad aatii hai
raastaa bhuul na jaauu.N kahii.n maiKhaane kaa
[chashm-e-saaqii=saaqii kii nazar]
ab to har shaam guzaratii hai isii kuuche me.n
ye natiijaa huaa naaseh tere samajhaane kaa
[kuuchaa=street; natiijaa=result; naaseh=advisor]
ab to har ma.nzil se guzarnaa to hai aasaa.N "Iqbal"
ishq hai naam Khud apane se guzar jaane kaa
.
chalo baa.NT lete hai.n apanii sazaaye.n
naa tum yaad aao naa ham yaad aaye.n
.
sabhii ne lagaayaa hai chehare pe cheharaa
kise yaad rakhe.n kise bhuul jaaye.n
.
unhe.n kyaa Khabar ho aanevaalaa naa aayaa
barasatii rahii.n raat bhar ye ghaTaaye.n
.
chal mere saath hii chal ai merii jaan-e-Gazal
in samaajo.n ke banaaye huye ba.ndhan se nikal, chal
.
ham vahaa.N jaaye jahaa.N pyaar pe pahare na lage.n
dil kii daulat pe jahaa.N ko_ii luTere na lage.n
kab hai badalaa ye zamaanaa, tuu zamaane ko badal, chal
.
pyaar sachchaa ho to raahe.n bhii nikal aatii hai.n
bijaliyaa.N arsh se Khud raastaa dikhalaatii hai.n
tuu bhii bijalii kii tarah Gam ke a.Ndhero.n se nikal, chal
.
apane milane pe jahaa.N ko_ii bhii u.Ngalii na uThe
apanii chaahat pe jahaa.N ko_ii dushman na ha.Nse
chhe.D de pyaar se tuu saaz-e-mohabbat-e-Gazal, chal
.
piichhe mat dekh na shaamil ho gunaahagaaro.n me.n
saamane dekh ki ma.nzil hai terii taaro.n me.n
baat banatii hai agar dil me.n iraade ho.n aTal, chal
.
chaa.Nd ke saath ka_ii dard puraane nikale
kitane Gam the jo tere Gam ke bahaane nikale
.
fasl-e gul aa_ii phir ik baar asiiraan-e-vafaa
apane hii Khuun ke dariyaa me.n nahaane nikale
.
umr guzarii hai shab-e-taar me.n aa.Nkhe.n malate
kis ufaq se meraa Khurshiid na jaane nikale
.
kuu-e-qaatil me.n chale jaise shahiido.n kaa juluus
Khvaab yuu.N bhiigatii aa.Nkho.n ko sajaane nikale
.
dil ne ik ii.nT se taamiir kiyaa taaj mahal
tuu ne ik baat kahii laakh fasaane nikale
.
dasht-e tanhaa_ii-e-hijraa.N me.n kha.Daa sochataa huu.N
haaye kyaa log meraa saath nibhaane nikale
.
mai.n ne 'Amjad' use bevaastaa dekhaa hii nahii.n
vo to Khushbuu me.n bhii aahaT ke bahaane nikale
.
[asiiraan-e-vafaa = prisoners of faithfulness/fidelity]hijr ki choT ajab sang-shikan hotii hai dil kii befaiz zamiino.n se Khazaane nikale [hijr = separation; sang = stone; shikan = wrinkle/crease/crack][befaiz = that which does not yield anything][shab-e-taar = dark night; ufaq = horizon; Khurshiid = sun][kuu-e-qaatil = beloved's street; juluus = procession][ii.nT = brick; taamiir = (to) construct][dasht = desert; tanhaa_ii = solitude; hijraa.N = separation][bevaastaa = without reason]
chaahat kaa ek miiThaa miiThaa dard jagaane shaam Dhale
terii yaade.n aa jaatii hai.n mujhako rulaane shaam Dhale
.
terii zulfe.n in kaa.Ndho.n par teraa cheharaa haatho.n me.n
mai.n ne bhii dekhe hai.n kitane Khvaab suhaane shaam Dhale
.
har din ham se vaadaa karake yuu.N hii agar ta.Dapaaoge
ik din yuu.N hii ho jaaye.nge ham bhii diivaane shaam Dhale
.
din ke ujaale me.n to manaa luu.N laakh yatan se bahalaa luu.N
lekin dil kaa paagal pa.nchhii ek na maane shaam Dhale
.
bhuulii bisarii cha.nd ummiide.n cha.nd fasaane yaad aaye
tum yaad aaye aur tumhaare saath zamaane yaad aaye.
dil kaa chaman shaadaab thaa phir bhii Khaak sii u.Datii rahatii thii
kaise zamaane ai Gam-e-jaanaa.N tere bahaane yaad aaye
[shaadaab=in full bloom]
Tha.nDii sard havaa ke jho.nke aag lagaakar chho.D gaye
phuul khile shaaKho.n pe naye aur dard puraane yaad aaye
[sard=cold]
ha.Nsane vaalo.n se Darate the chhup chhup kar ro lete the
gaharii gaharii soch me.n Duube do diivaane yaad aaye
