surkhii badan men rang e wafa ki thii Kuch dinon
— Kishwar Naheed
Surkhee badan men rang-e-wafa kee thee Kuch dinon
Taaseer ye bhee us kee duaa kee thee Kuch dinon
DhoonDe se us ke naqsh ulajhte the aur bhee
Haalat tamaam karb-o-balaa kee thee Kuch dinon
Kaaghaz pe thaa likhaa huaa har harf-e-lab-kushaa
Tahreer jism-e-saut-o-sadaa kee thee Kuch dinon
Shaakhon pe konpalon ko zubanein ataa huiin
Ye dilbaree bhee dast-e-sabaa kee thee Kuch dinon
Dil-sozi-e-wafa ko shakebaa.ee kee ataa
Shaa.istagee ye rang-e-hinaa kee thee Kuch dinon
Ab hai kudooraton kaa khulaa dasht aur main
Chaahat tamaam teree razaa kee thee Kuch dinon
Kaifiyat-e-nashaat thee khud hee se guftugoo
'naaheed' ye ridaa bhee hayaa kee thee Kuch dinon