itni si zindagi mein itni laDaaiyaan — Shaista Mehjabeen

jin ke baghair lagti thi be-kaar zindagi
un se hi baat karne ki hasrat nahin rahi

mujh ko uljhan si hone lagti hai
baat jab der tak nahin hoti

'aql-o-daanish shu'ur kuchh bhi nahin
aise jaahil se kaun baat kare

chaae piine ki lat chhuDaane ko
jaane kitne hi cup badal Daale

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

meri saari zindagi ko be-samar us ne kiyaa
umr meri thi magar us ko basar us ne kiyaa

jiinaa taDap taDap kar marnaa sisak sisak kar
fariyaad ek ji hai kyaa kyaa kharaabiyon mein

idhar to tuul diyaa hai umiid ko us ne
udhar hayaat ataa ki hai mukhtasar mujh ko

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein