kahuun ye kaise ki jiine kaa hausla dete
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Kahoon ye kaise ki jiine kaa hausla dete
Magar yahee ki mujhe gham koi nayaa dete
Shab-e-guzishta bahut tez chal rahee thee havaa
Sadaa to dee pe kahaan tak tujhe sadaa dete
Ka.ee zamaane isee pech-o-taab men guzre
Ki aasmaan ko tire paanv par jhukaa dete
Ye kahiye lauh-e-jabeen par hai daagh-e-rusvaa.ee
Zamaane vaale hamen khaak men milaa dete
Huee thee ham se jo laghzish to thaam lenaa thaa
Hamaare haath tumhen umr bhar duaa dete
Bhalaa huaa ki koi aur mil gaya tum saa
Vagarna ham bhee kisee din tumhen bhulaa dete
Koi ho lamha-e-fursat ki baith kar ham bhee
Zaraa uroos-e-tamannaa ko aa.eena dete
Milaa hai jurm-e-wafa par azaab-e-mahjooree
Ham apne aap ko is se kaDee sazaa dete
Zabaan pe kis liye ye harf-e-naagavaar aataa
Hamaare zakhm hamaaraa agar pataa dete
Zaraa see der Thahartee jo gardish-e-ayyaam
Use shabaab-e-gurezaan kaa vaasta dete