shab ki tanhaai mein ab to akasr — 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

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

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

unhin ki hasrat-e-rafta ki yaadgaar huun main
jo log rah gae tanhaa bhari bahaaron mein

yuun hi ham dard apnaa kho rahe hain
yahi ronaa hai ham kyuun ro rahe hain

kuchh na hote hote ik din ye huaa
saikDon sadiyon kaa haasil ho gae