sher ki sham

roj ki tarah na thi ye sham
jo sheher ki hoti he sham
man halka karne ke liye
chaat pe nikalta insan
thoda tehal ke thoda bol ke
anjan chehro me anjan sa dikhta insan

ye sham yu shuhani hui
mausam ki bemani hui
garmi me badlo ki manmani hui
hawao ka sath tha
mausam khush mizaz tha
tab wo purani raat ai
aj ye raat suhani lag rhi
andherre me bhi chandani chamak rhi
itne pyare ye hawa ke jhoke
bade dino bad
shehar ki raat wesi suhani lag rhi
jo raat kabhi har bar ati
wo gauw ki sham ke bad jo ati
aj loti wo raat he
jab andhere me dubi
shehar ki ye raat he
aj fir jab sab milke wo
hasi titoliya kar rhe
apne kamro se bhar nikal
sadko pe tehal rhe
he na wo chabutra par
fir bhi koi hari bhari
park me tehal rhe
ghar ke apne bado
or pados walo se
fursat ki bate kar rhe
he shehar ki dhul ye par
in jhoko se shuhani lag rhi
wo virtual duniya se ab
ye raat suhani lag rhi
kahi dhur me nikal gaya
aam ke bhago me
koyal ki awaaz bhul gaya
na milti wo otli na wo chabutra
bethe sath milke jha
khele wo khel waha
raat ho ya shaam
bitaye sabke sang pal waha
ye sheher ki nahi
ab har jagha ki jubani he
bhagti zindagi he
aas wo purane dino ki he
lota tha in kuch palo se waha
baat ye mere mann ki he