Shikast-e-ana

#Nazm

Aaj ki raat bahut sard bahut kaali hai,

Teergi aise lipat ti hai hawa-e-ghum se,
Apne bichhde hue saajan se mili hai jaise,

Mish'al-e-khwaab kuchh is taur bujhi hai jaise,
Dard ne jaagti aankhon ki chamak kha li hai,

Shauq ka naam na khwahish ka nishaan hai koi,
Barf ki sil ne mere dil ki jagah pa li hai,

Ab dhundalke bhi nahin zeenat-e-chashm-e-be-khwaab,

Aas ka roop-mahl dast-e-tahi hai jaise,
Bahr-e-imkaan pe kaai si jami hai jaise,

Aise lagta hai ki jaise mera ma'amura-e-jaan,
Kisi sailaab-zada ghar ki zabun-haali hai,

Na koi dost na taara ki jise batlaaun,

Is tarah too ke bikhra hai ana ka shisha,
Mera pindaar mere dil ke liye gaali hai,

Nabz taaron ki tarah doob rahi hai jaise, 
Ghum ki pinhaai samandar se badi hai jaise,

Aankh sahraaon ke daaman ki tarah khaali hai,

Wahshat-e-jaan ki taraf dekh ke yun lagta hai,
Maut is tarah ke jeene se bhali hai jaise,

Teergi chhatne lagi, waqt rukega kyun-kar,
Subah-e-khursheed liye dar pe khadi hai jaise,

Daagh-e-ruswaai chhupane se nahin chhup sakta,
Ye to yun hai ki jabeen bol rahi hai jaise.!!

"Amjad Islam Amjad"