Kuch to hawa bhi sard thi kcuh tha tera khayal bhi

Kuch to hawa bhi sard thi kcuh tha tera khayal bhi
Dil ko khushi ke saath saath hota raha malal bhi

Baat wo aadhi raat ki, raat wo aadhay chand ki
Chand bhi ain cheet ka, us pe tera jamal bhi

Sab se nazar bacha ke wo mujhe ko kuch aisey dekhta
Aik dafa to ruk gayi gardish-e-mah-o-saal bhi

Dil to chamak sake ga kya phir bhi tarash ke dekh lain
Shesha gaan-e-shehr ke haath ka yeh kamal bhi

Us ko na pa sake they jab, dil ka ajeeb haal tha
Ab jo palat ke dekiye baat thi kuch muhaal bhi

Meri talab tha wo aik sakhs wo jo nahi milla to phir
Haath dua se yun gira, bhool gya sawal bhi

Us ki sukhan taraziyan mere liye bhi dhaal theen
Us ki hansi main chhup gya mere ghamon ka haal bhi

Gah-e-kareeb shah-e-rug, gah-e-baeed-e-weham-o-khawab
Us ki rafakaton main raat, hijr bhi tha wisaal bhi

Us ke hi baazuon main or usi ko sochte rahey
Jism ki khawahishon pe they rooh ke or jaal bhi

Shaam ki na samajh hawa, pooch rahi hai ik pata
Moj-e-hawaey-e-kuey-e-yaar, kuch to mera khayal bhi

Parveen Shakir