main kisi janm ki yaadon pe paDaa parda huun — Aziz Bano Darab Wafa

ahmiyat kaa mujhe apni bhi to andaaza hai
tum gae vaqt ki maanind ganvaa do mujh ko

main ne ye soch ke boe nahin khvaabon ke darakht
kaun jangal mein uge peD ko paani degaa

ek muddat se khayaalon mein basaa hai jo shakhs
ghaur karte hain to us kaa koi chehra bhi nahin

ham aise surmaa hain laD ke jab haalaat se palTe
to baDh ke zindagi ne pesh kiin baisaakhiyaan ham ko

main jab bhi us ki udaasi se uub jaaungi
to yuun hansegaa ki mujh ko udaas kar degaa

aaj kam-az-kam khvaabon hi mein mil ke pi lete hain, kal
shaayad khvaabon mein bhi khaali paimaane Takraaein log

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

sab ko ham bhuul gae josh-e-junun mein lekin
ik tiri yaad thi aisi jo bhulaai na gai

umr sayyaad ki guzri isi jaasusi mein
gul ko naama na kare murgh-e-giraftaar-e-ravaan

aaj nikle yaad ki zambil se
mor ke TuuTe hue do chaar par

tum parindon se ziyaada to nahin ho aazaad
shaam hone ko hai ab ghar ki taraf lauT chalo

paan khaa kar jo ugaal aap ne thukaa saahab
jauhari mahv hue laal-e-yaman yaad aayaa