ye zakhm-e-anaa kaafi hai ai yusuf-e-dauraan — Baharunnisa Bahar

viraan zindagi ke ye lamhe ajiib hain
bazm-e-tarab mein dhuum hai furqat dhamaal se

munjamid ho zindagi mein jab kabhi shahr-e-khayaal
phir charaagh-e-dil se us ko jagmagaanaa chaahiye

ghaayal vajud soch ki baisaakhiyaan liye
milne chalaa hai guzre hue maah-o-saal se

harf saare bol uTThein jab bhi main likhne lagun
ab koi jazba miraa mahv-e-duaa lagtaa nahin

ashk ke abr-e-ravaan mein DhunDhti huun main tujhe
aas ki in titliyon ko bhi Thikaanaa chaahiye

havaa hai ret hai dasht-e-vafaa hai
ruton ko aataa jaataa dekhti huun

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

muskuraane se gham hue the 'ayaan
aise ronaa hai ab ki shaad lagun

vaqt ki kokh mein sulagtaa saa
meri hasti kaa gham paheli hai

ai shab-e-gham mire muqaddar ki
tere daaman mein ik sahar hoti