rukh pe gard e malaal thii kya thii
— Khalilur Rahman Azmi
Rukh pe gard-e-malaal thee kya thee
Haasil-e-maah-o-saal thee kya thee
Ek soorat see yaad hai ab bhee
Aap apnee misaal thee kya thee
Meree jaanib uThee thee koi nigah
Ek mub.ham savaal thee kya thee
Us ko paa kar bhee us ko paa na sakaa
Justujoo-e-jamaal thee kya thee
Sub.h tak khud se ham-kalaam raha
Ye shab-e-jazb-o-haal thee kya thee
Dil men thee par labon tak aa na sakee
Aarzoo-e-visaal thee kya thee
Apne zakhmon pe ik fasurda hansee
Koshish-e-indimaal thee kya thee
Umar bhar men bas ek baar aa.ee
Saa.at-e-laa-zavaal thee kya thee
Khoon kee pyaasee thee sar-zameen-e-vatan
Ek shahr-e-khayaal thee kya thee
Baa.is-e-ranjish-e-azeezaan thee
Khoo-e-kasb-e-kamaal thee kya thee
Ik jhalak lamha-e-faraaghat thee
Ek amr-e-muhaal thee kya thee
Koi khvaahaan na thaa ki jins-e-hunar
Ek muflis kaa maal thee kya thee