din kii bastii pe chhaa rahii hai shaam
aaNgan aaNgan phir aa rahii hai shaam
(aaNgan : courtyard)
aasmaanoN se phir zamiiN ke liye
ko’ii paiGhaam laa rahii hai shaam
(paiGhaam : message)
manzil-e-shab kii rah-guzaaroN par
phir sitaare bichaa rahii hai shaam
(manzil-e-shab : night destination; rah-guzaar : path)
taaj hai sar pe surKh phuuloN kaa
KhushbuuoN meN nahaa rahii hai shaam
(taaj : crown; surKh : red)
rang, Khushbuu, sitaarah, dhuNdh, dhuuaaN
ruup kyaa kyaa dikhaa rahii hai shaam
Makhmoor Saeedi