rang apne jo the bhar bhi kahaan paae kabhi ham — Azra Parveen

chaar samtein aaina si har taraf
tum ko kho dene kaa manzar aur main

zamin ke aur taqaaze falak kuchh aur kahe
qalam bhi chup hai ki ab moD le kahaani kyaa

us ne mere naam suraj chaand taare likh diyaa
meraa dil miTTi pe rakh apne lab rotaa rahaa

simaT gai to shabnam phuul sitaara thi
biphar ke meri lahar lahar angaara thi

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

go mujhe ehsaas-e-tanhaai rahaa shiddat ke saath
kaaT di aadhi sadi ek ajnabi aurat ke saath

udaas aankhon se aansu nahin nikalte hain
ye motiyon ki tarah sipiyon mein palte hain

dasht ki naa-tamaam raahon par
koi saathi hai to shajar tanhaa