aur kyaa shakl be-makaani ki — Fatima Hasan

raat dariche tak aa kar ruk jaati hai
band aankhon mein us kaa chehra rahtaa hai

sukun-e-dil ke liye ishq to bahaana thaa
vagarna thak ke kahin to Thahar hi jaanaa thaa

ulajh ke rah gae chehre miri nigaahon mein
kuchh itni tezi se badle the un ki baat ke rang

dikhaai detaa hai jo kuchh kahin vo khvaab na ho
jo sun rahi huun vo dhokaa na ho samaaat kaa

bhuul gai huun kis se meraa naata thaa
aur ye naata kaise TuuTaa bhuul gai

main ne maan kaa libaas jab pahnaa
mujh ko titli ne apne rang diye

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

yaar bhi raah ki divaar samajhte hain mujhe
main samajhtaa thaa mire yaar samajhte hain mujhe

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

yuun to maujud apne ghar mein hai
aadmi mustaqil safar mein hai

barsaat kaa baadal to divaana hai kyaa jaane
kis raah se bachnaa hai kis chhat ko bhigonaa hai