pi baada-e-ahmar to ye kahne lagaa gul-ru — Parveen Umm

kuchh to kami ho roz-e-jazaa ke azaab mein
ab se piyaa kareinge milaa kar gulaab mein

baal rukhsaaron se jab us ne haTaae to khulaa
do farangi sair ko nikle hain mulk-e-shaam se

agar lohe ke gumbad mein rakheinge aqrabaa un ko
vahin pahunchaaegaa aashiq kisi tadbir se kaaghaz

na aayaa kar ke vaada vasl kaa iqraar thaa kyaa thaa
kisi ke bas mein thaa majbur thaa laachaar thaa kyaa thaa

kis tarah kar diyaa dil-e-naazuk ko chur-chur
is vaaqia ki khaak hai patthar ko ittilaaa

havaa mein jab uDaa parda to ik bijli si kaundi thi
khudaa jaane tumhaaraa partav-e-rukhsaar thaa kyaa thaa

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

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

main jis mein rah na sakaa ji-huzuriyon ke sabab
ye aadmi hai usi kaamyaab mausam kaa