nazar mein yaadon ke manzar sameT kar rakhnaa — Malika Naseem

khvaab Thahre the to aankhein bhigne se bach gaiin
varna chehre par to gham ki baarishon kaa aks hai

main kisi aur ko dekhun bhi to dekhun kaise
us ke khvaabon ki in aankhon pe nigahbaani hai

shiddat-e-tishna-labi aaj kahaan laai hai
pyaas sahraa ki samundar mein utar aai hai

vo laDkiyaan ki jo lagti thiin saada tahrirein
paDhi gaiin to anokhi paheliyaan niklin

har daur kaa jo aks hai vo aaina hain ham
takhliq-e-kaaenaat kaa ik silsila hain ham

umr guzri ik nigaah-e-lutf ki ummid mein
ham ko apne hauslon ki ye adaa achchhi lagi

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

raat bhar buniyaad ghar ki siskiyaan leti rahi
koi to royaa hai is divaar se lag kar bahut

har taraf ziist ki raahon mein kaDi dhuup hai dost
bas tiri yaad ke saae hain panaahon ki tarah

jaane kis ki thi khataa yaad nahin
ham hue kaise judaa yaad nahin

ذرا سا وقت میں اپنے لیے بھی رکھ لوں گا
اگر لگا کہ ضرورت سے کچھ زیادہ ہے

fikr-e-maaash o ishq-e-butaan yaad-e-raftagaan
in mushkilon se ahd-baraai na ho saki