apnii rusvaaii tire naam kaa charchaa dekhuun
— Parveen Shakir
Apnee rusvaa.ee tire naam kaa charchaa dekhoon
Ik zaraa sher kahoon aur main kya kya dekhoon
Niind aa jaa.e to kya mahfilen barpaa dekhoon
Aankh khul jaa.e to tanhaa.ee kaa sahraa dekhoon
Shaam bhee ho ga.ee dhundlaa ga.iin aankhen bhee miree
Bhoolne vaale main kab tak tiraa rastaa dekhoon
Ek ik kar ke mujhe chhoD ga.iin sab sakhiyaan
Aaj main khud ko tiree yaad men tanhaa dekhoon
Kaash sandal se miree maang ujaale aa kar
Itne ghairon men vahee haath jo apna dekhoon
Too miraa Kuch naheen lagtaa hai magar jaan-e-hayaat
Jaane kyuun tere liye dil ko dhDaknaa dekhoon
Band kar ke miree aankhen wo sharaarat se hanse
Boojhe jaane kaa main har roz tamaashaa dekhoon
Sab ziden us kee main puuree karoon har baat sunoon
Ek bachche kee tarah se use hanstaa dekhoon
Mujh pe chhaa jaa.e wo barsaat kee khushboo kee tarah
Ang ang apna isee rut men mahaktaa dekhoon
Phuul kee tarah mire jism kaa har lab khul jaa.e
PankhuDee pankhuDee un honTon kaa saayaa dekhoon
Main ne jis lamhe ko puujaa hai use bas ik baar
Khvaab ban kar tiree aankhon men utartaa dekhoon
Too miree tarah se yaktaa hai magar mere habeeb
Jee men aataa hai koee aur bhee tujh saa dekhoon
Toot jaa.en ki pighal jaa.en mire kachche ghaDe
Tujh ko main dekhoon ki ye aag kaa Dariya dekhoon