samundar kaa kinaara chhoDnaa aasaan nahin hotaa — 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

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

hasin khvaab ko sachchaa samajh rahaa hai koi
faqat gumaan ko duniyaa samajh rahaa hai koi