shaakh-dar-shaakh hoti hai zakhmi — Indira Varma

tumhaare binaa sab adhure hain jaanaan
sabaa phuul khush-bu chaman raushni rang

ye shafaq chaand sitaare nahin achchhe lagte
tum nahin ho to nazaare nahin achchhe lagte

yahi fasaana rahaa hai junun ke sahraa mein
kabhi firaaq ke qisse kabhi visaal ki baat

vaqt khaamosh hai TuuTe hue rishton ki tarah
vo bhalaa kaise mire dil ki khabar paaegaa

shikasta-dil andheri shab akelaa raahbar kyuun ho
na ho jab ham-safar koi to apnaa bhi safar kyuun ho

kitaab-e-zist kaa unvaan ban gae ho tum
hamaare pyaar ki dekho ye intihaa saahab

na tum hosh mein ho na ham hosh mein hain
chalo mai-kade mein vahin baat hogi

kahaan milegi misaal meri sitamgari ki
ki main gulaabon ke zakhm kaanTon se si rahaa huun

aage kuchh baDh kar milegi masjid-e-jaame 'riyaaz'
ik zaraa muD jaaiyegaa mai-kade ke dar se aap

niind kaa halkaa gulaabi saa khumaar aankhon mein thaa
yuun lagaa jaise vo shab ko der tak soyaa nahin

maston mein phuuT paD gai aate hi yaar ke
laDtaa hai aaj shishe se shisha sharaab kaa

saaqiyaa tishnagi ki taab nahin
zahr de de agar sharaab nahin