mujh ko barbaad khud hi honaa thaa — Marghoob Ali

sab mumkin thaa pyaar mohabbat hanste chehre khvaab-nagar
lekin ek anaa ne kitne bhole din barbaad kiye

main us ko bhuul jaaun raat ye maangi duaa main ne
karun kyaa main agar meri duaa vaapas palaT aae

hamein to yaad bahut aayaa mausam-e-gul mein
vo surkh phuul saa chehra khilaa huaa ab ke

raat paDte hi har ik roz ubhar aati hai
kis ke rone ki sadaa zaat ke sannaaTe mein

bichhaD ke tujh se ajab haal ho gayaa meraa
tamaam shahr paraayaa dikhaai detaa hai

bhigi miTTi ki mahak pyaas baDhaa deti hai
dard barsaat ki bundon mein basaa kartaa hai