ki mire baa'd qatl se tauba — Khalida Uzma

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

chale aate hain be-mausam ki baarish ki tarah aansu
basaa-auqaat rone kaa sabab kuchh bhi nahin hotaa

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

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

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

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

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

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe