vo tapish hai ki jal uThe saae — 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

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