chalne kaa hausla nahin ruknaa muhaal kar diyaa
— Parveen Shakir
Chalne kaa hausla naheen ruknaa muhaal kar diyaa
Ishq ke is safar ne to mujh ko niDhaal kar diyaa
Ai miree gul-zameen tujhe chaah thee ik kitaab kee
Ahl-e-kitaab ne magar kya tiraa haal kar diyaa
Milte hue dilon ke biich aur thaa faisla koee
Us ne magar bichhaDte vaqt aur savaal kar diyaa
Ab ke havaa ke saath hai daaman-e-yaar muntazir
Baanu-e-shab ke haath men rakhnaa sambhaal kar diyaa
Mumkina faislon men ek hijr kaa faisla bhee thaa
Ham ne to ek baat kee us ne kamaal kar diyaa
Mere labon pe mohr thee par mere sheesha-roo ne to
Shahr ke shahr ko miraa vaaqif-e-haal kar diyaa
Chehra o naam ek saath aaj na yaad aa sake
Vaqt ne kis shabeeh ko khvaab o khayaal kar diyaa
Muddaton ba.ad us ne aaj mujh se koee gila kiyaa
Mansab-e-dilbaree pe kya mujh ko bahaal kar diyaa