Ai Hijr-zada Shab

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Ai hijr-zada shab...

Aa tu hi mere seene se lag ja ke bate ghum,
Ahsas ko tanhaai ki manzil se mile raah,
Aawaaz ki gumnaam zameenon ko mile nam,

Aa kuchh to ghate ghum...

Is saa'at-e-mahjoor ki fariyaad ho maddham,

Kyun nauha-ba-lab phirti hai mahroom-e-mukhatab,

Ai hijr-zada shab...

Dekh aaj tamannaaon ki be-samt hawaaen,

Dil-e-sharminda-nazar ko
Phir le ke chali hain wahi be-rakht hawaaen,

Usi jaadu ke nagar ko,

Jis khaak pe utre the muraadon ke saheefe,
Sanki thi jahaan sabz hawa, ku-e-wafa ki,

Mahke the jahaan phool-sifat rang kisi ke,
Us khaak ka har roop mere waaste zindaan,

Kuchh roothe hue khwaab hain kuchh toote hue maan,

Kuchh barse hue abr hain kuchh tarse hue lab,

Ai hijr-zada shab...

Aa tu hi gale lag ke bata kaun yahaan hai,
Juz khud-sari-e-mauj-e-hawa kaun yahaan hai,
Humdard mera tere siwa kaun yahaan hai,

Aa choom lun aankhein teri rukhsaar tere lab,

Ai hijr-zada shab,

"Amjad Islam Amjad"