kal raat jo indhan ke liye kaT ke giraa hai — Parveen Shakir

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

main sach kahungi magar phir bhi haar jaaungi
vo jhuuT bolegaa aur laa-javaab kar degaa

vo kahin bhi gayaa lauTaa to mire paas aayaa
bas yahi baat hai achchhi mire harjaai ki

laDkiyon ke dukh ajab hote hain sukh us se ajiib
hans rahi hain aur kaajal bhigtaa hai saath saath

tujhe manaaun ki apni anaa ki baat sunun
ulajh rahaa hai mire faislon kaa resham phir

ab to is raah se vo shakhs guzartaa bhi nahin
ab kis ummid pe darvaaze se jhaanke koi

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

aatish-e-ishq vo jahannam hai
jis mein firdaus ke nazaare hain

charchaa hamaaraa ishq ne kyuun jaa-ba-jaa kiyaa
dil us ko de diyaa to bhalaa kyaa buraa kiyaa

kyaa kahaa ishq jaavedaani hai!
aakhiri baar mil rahi ho kyaa

dil kaun hai ki us se kahein raaz-e-ishq ham
tere khayaal se bhi na ham guftugu karein