ab itnii saadgii laaen kahaan se
— Parveen Shakir
Ab itnee saadgee laa.en kahaan se
Zameen kee khair maangen aasmaan se
Agar chaahen to wo deevaar kar den
Hamen ab kuch nahin kahnaa zabaan se
Sitaara hee nahin jab saath deta
To kashtee kaam le kya baadbaan se
BhaTakne se mile fursat to poochhen
Pataa manzil kaa meer-e-kaarvaan se
Tavajjoh barq kee haasil rahi hai
So hai aazaad fikr-e-aashiyaan se
Havaa ko raaz-daan ham ne banaayaa
Aur ab naaraaz khushboo ke bayaan se
Zarooree ho ga.ee hai dil kee zeenat
Makeen pahchaane jaate hain makaan se
Fanaa-fil-ishq honaa chaahte the
Magar fursat na thee kaar-e-jahaan se
Vagarna fasl-e-gul kee qadr kya thee
BaDee hikmat hai vaabasta khizaan se
Kisee ne baat kee thee hans ke shaayad
Zamaane bhar se hain ham khud gumaan se
Main ik ik tiir pe khud Dhaal bantee
Agar hota wo dushman kee kamaan se
Jo sabza dekh kar kheme lagaa.en
Unhen takleef kyuun pahunche khizaan se
Jo apne peD jalte chhoD jaa.en
Unhen kya haq ki rooThen baaghbaan se
Ab itni sadgi laen kahan se
Zamin ki KHair mangen aasman se
Agar chahen to wo diwar kar den
Hamein ab kuch nahin kahna zaban se
Sitara hi nahin jab sath deta
To kashti kaam le kya baadban se
BhaTakne se mile fursat to puchhen
Pata manzil ka mir-e-karwan se
Tawajjoh barq ki hasil rahi hai
So hai aazad fikr-e-ashiyan se
Hawa ko raaz-dan hum ne banaya
Aur ab naraaz KHushbu ke bayan se
Zaruri ho gai hai dil ki zinat
Makin pahchane jate hain makan se
Fana-fil-ishq hona chahte the
Magar fursat na thi kar-e-jahan se
Wagarna fasl-e-gul ki qadr kya thi
BaDi hikmat hai wabasta KHizan se
Kisi ne baat ki thi hans ke shayad
Zamane bhar se hain hum KHud guman se
Main ek ek tir pe KHud Dhaal banti
Agar hota wo dushman ki kaman se
Jo sabza dekh kar KHeme lagaen
Unhen taklif kyun pahunche KHizan se
Jo apne peD jalte chhoD jaen
Unhen kya haq ki ruThen baghban se