varaq vahii thaa magar duusrii parat chaahii
— Aabid Umar
Varaq vahee thaa magar doosree parat chaahee
Ki main ne us kee mohabbat se manfa.at chaahee
Mazaa ajab thaa mohabbat bharee laDaa.ee men
Ki chheD kar use fauree muzaahimat chaahee
BichhaDte vaqt use muD ke bhee nahin dekhaa
Tamaam umr judaa.ee men aafiyat chaahee
Main aur hee thaa judaa hee thaa is zamaane se
Aur us ne qais ke jaisee mutaabaqat chaahee
Khud apnee ziist ko barbaad kar liyaa aakhir
Ki jis ne mujh se zaraa bhee munaafiqat chaahee
Na jaane kyon mujhe Thukraa diyaa zamaane ne
Na seem-o-zar kee talab kee na saltanat chaahee
Bas ek baar mujhe khol kar paDhaa 'aabid'
Phir us ne meree mohabbat se ma.azarat chaahee