chale aate hain be-mausam ki baarish ki tarah aansu — Khalida Uzma

ki mire baa'd qatl se tauba
aakhiri tiir thaa kamaan mein kyaa

idhar udhar ke sunaae hazaar afsaane
dilon ki baat sunaane kaa hausla na huaa

ziist aur maut kaa aakhir ye fasaana kyaa hai
umr kyuun hasb-e-zarurat nahin di jaa sakti

basi hai sukhe gulaabon ki baat saanson mein
koi khayaal kisi yaad ke hisaar mein hai

haqiqatein to aTal hain badal nahin saktin
magar kisi ki tasalli se hausla huaa hai

vo tapish hai ki jal uThe saae
dhuup rakkhi thi saaebaan mein kyaa

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

aap ke dushman rahein vaqf-e-khalish sarf-e-tapish
aap kyuun gham-khvaari-e-bimaar-e-hijraan kijiye

kyaa khabar thi ki mujhe is ne jakaD lenaa hai
main udaasi pe bahut tanz kiyaa kartaa thaa

aap hamdardi na yuun jatlaaiye
ye miraa maamul kaa nuqsaan hai