wo ajnabii thaa gair thaa kis ne kahaa na thaa

— Kishwar Naheed

Wo ajnabee thaa ghair thaa kis ne kahaa na thaa Dil ko magar yaqeen kisee par huaa na thaa Ham ko to ehtiyaat-e-gham-e-dil aziiz thee Kuch is liye bhee kam-nigahee kaa gilaa na thaa Dast-e-khayaal-e-yaar se phooTe shafaq ke rang Naqsh-e-qadam bhee rang-e-hinaa ke sivaa na thaa DhoonDaa use bahut ki bulaayaa thaa jis ne paas Jalva magar kaheen bhee sadaa ke sivaa na thaa Kuch is qadar thee garmee-e-baazaar-e-aarzoo Dil jo khareedtaa thaa use dekhtaa na thaa Kaise karenge zikr-e-habeeb-e-jafaa-pasand Jab naam doston men bhee lenaa ravaa na thaa Kuch yuun hee zard zard see 'naaheed' aaj thee Kuch oDhnee kaa rang bhee khiltaa huaa na thaa