tu bhi dekhegaa zaraa rang utar lein tere — Iqbal Khawar

aaine par koi tohmat na dharo
khaal-o-khad apne sanvaaro saahab

bahut hairat-zada hai aaina bhi
ki chehre par koi chehra nahin hai

niind mat DhunD meri aankhon mein
silvaTein dekh mere bistar par

us ko matlab kaa jab milaa mausam
rang us ke the dekhne vaale

kyon miri daastaan kaa hissa hain
jo miri daastaan ke the hi nahin

izhaar ki ye bhi surat thi
khaamoshi ko fariyaad kiyaa

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

kuchh yaadgaar-e-shahr-e-sitamgar hi le chalein
aae hain is gali mein to patthar hi le chalein

aati hai yaad subh-e-masarrat ki baar baar
khurshid aate aate use kal uThaa to laa

ai shab-e-hijraan ziyaada paanv phailaati hai kyuun
bhar gayaa jitnaa hamaari umr kaa paimaana thaa

buton ke saath li di si jo yaad-allaah baaqi hai
to kyaa shaikh-e-haram tere liye main chhoD duun vo bhi

sach hai 'nizaam' yaad bhi us ko na honge ham
par kyaa karein vo ham se bhulaayaa na jaaegaa