haan bichhaDne kaa iraada karnaa thaa so kar liyaa — Erum Zehra

dil ki dharti par vafaa kaa moajiza rakkhaa gayaa
phir dilon ke darmiyaan kyuun faasla rakkhaa gayaa

meri sochon par usi ki dastaras hone lagi
us ki saari jiit meri maat se mansub hai

sochaa hi nahin tum ne zaraa baat se pahle
kyon shart rakhi tum ne mulaaqaat se pahle

is baar to munsif se koi chuuk hui hai
kyon jiit kaa elaan huaa maat se pahle

mire alfaaz mein us ki halaavat ho gai daakhil
mire lahje mein shaamil ho gai hai guftugu us ki

hamaare zarf kaa logon ne imtihaan liyaa
zaraa si baat kaa dil mein malaal kyaa rakhte

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

unhein apne dil ki khabrein mire dil se mil rahi hain
main jo un se ruuTh jaaun to payaam tak na pahunche

chaand ne taan li hai chaadar-e-abr
ab vo kapDe badal rahi hogi

khudaa ke haath mein mat saunp saare kaamon ko
badalte vaqt pe kuchh apnaa ikhtiyaar bhi rakh

havaa shaakhon mein rukne aur ulajhne ko hai is lamhe
guzarte baadalon mein chaand haail hone vaalaa hai

shab-e-vaada fasil-e-hijr se aage chamaktaa hai tiraa ism-e-sitaara-ju
ki jaise koi paivand-e-ridaa-e-subh aa jaae kisi qindil ki zad mein