tumhaaraa roz jo main sarf karti rahti huun — Syeda Arshia Haq

tum bhi aakhir ho mard kyaa jaano
ek aurat kaa dard kyaa jaano

to kyaa huaa jo janmi thi pardes mein kabhi
beTi hai 'arshiya' bhi to hindostaan ki

khabar kar de koi us be-khabar ko
miri haalat bigaDti jaa rahi hai

'arshiyaa-haq' ke parastaaron mein ho
tum bhi kaafir ho gunahgaaron mein ho

sab yahaan 'jaun' ke divaane hain
'haq' kaho kaun tum ko chaahegaa

main khud pe zabt khoti jaa rahi huun
judaai kyaa sitam-aalud shai hai

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

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

ishq udaasi ke paighaam to laataa rahtaa hai din raat
lekin ham ko khush rahne ki aadat bahut ziyaada hai

thak gayaa hai dil-e-vahshi miraa fariyaad se bhi
ji bahaltaa nahin ai dost tiri yaad se bhi

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

makinon ke ta'alluq hi se yaad aati hai har basti
vagarna sirf baam-o-dar se ulfat kaun rakhtaa hai