Ameerul Islam Hashmi

arqunnisa ka nuskha mehrunnisa ne likha
nuskhe men kya likha tha ye arz phir karunga

jinhen saaDi men aana tha vo patlunon men aa.iin thiin
tamiz-e-mard-o-zan dushvar thi kal shab jahan main tha

suna hai mood men baara baje vo aata hai
so us ke mood se pahle khisak ke dekhte hain

chhoDa hai jab se parda marda ga.i hai aurat
radd-o-badal hai kya kya ye arz phir karunga

miri majburiyon ne nazuki ka khuun kar Daala
har ik gobhi-badan ko gul-badan likhna paDa mujh ko

bahut mushkil tha jin ko DhunDna make-up ke malbe se
so andaze se un ka bankpan likhna paDa mujh ko

chhoDaa hai jab se parda mardaa gai hai aurat
radd-o-badal hai kyaa kyaa ye arz phir karungaa

zulekhaaein ba-zid thiin ek yusuf ke liye yaaro
baDi hi garmi-e-baazaar thi kal shab jahaan main thaa

miri majburiyon ne naazuki kaa khuun kar Daalaa
har ik gobhi-badan ko gul-badan likhnaa paDaa mujh ko

pata mushkil se chaltaa hai muzakkar aur muannas kaa
kabhi maalum hotaa hai kabhi maalum hoti hai

hamaari umr ab aisi hai ham siiTi nahin sunte
rukaa karte the khush ho kar kabhi siiTi bajaane par

bahut mushkil thaa jin ko DhunDnaa make-up ke malbe se
so andaaze se un kaa baankpan likhnaa paDaa mujh ko