afsaana-e-hayaat bani phuul ban gai — Zahida Kamal

jab tak tumhaaraa husn numaayaan na ho sakaa
raushan charaagh-e-aalam-e-imkaan na ho sakaa

kahnaa paDaa unhin ko masihaa-e-vaqt bhi
jin se hamaare dard kaa darmaan na ho sakaa

shaamil na hote husn ke jalve agar 'kamaal'
hotaa kahaan ye nuur shab-e-maahtaab mein

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

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

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

zindagi sundar ghazal hai dosto
zindagi ko gungunaanaa chaahiye

phir usi bevafaa pe marte hain
phir vahi zindagi hamaari hai

umr bhar dekhaa kiye marne ki raah
mar gae par dekhiye dikhlaaein kyaa