masala patthar ki zabaan ki shaaera ne
— Parveen Shakir
''patthar kee zabaan'' kee shaa.era ne
Ik mahfil-e-sher-o-shaa.eree men
Jab nazm sunaate mujh ko dekhaa
Kuchh soch ke dil men muskuraa.ee
Jab mez par ham mile to us ne
BaDh kar mire haath aise thaame
Jaise mujhe khojtee ho kab se
Phir mujh se kahaa ki aaj, 'parveen'!
Jab sher sunaate tum ko dekhaa
Main khud ko bahut hee yaad aa.ee
Vo waqt ki jab tumhaaree soorat
Main bhee yoonhee sher kah rahi thee
Likhtee thee isee tarah kee nazmen
Par ab to wo saaree nazmen ghazlen
Guzre hue khvaab kee hain baaten!
Main sab ko Disown kar chukee hoon!
''patthar kee zabaan'' kee shaa.era ke
Chambelee se narm haath thaame
''khushboo'' kee safeer sochtee thee
Dar-pesh havaaon ke safar men
Pal pal kee rafeeq-e-raah mere
Andar kee ye saada-lauh 'Alice'
Hairat kee jameel vaadiyon se
Vahshat ke muheeb jangalon men
Aa.egee to us kaa phool-lahja
Kyaa jab bhee sabaa-nafas rahegaa!?
Vo khud ko Disown kar sakegee!?
Patthar ki zaban ki shaera ne
Ek mahfil-e-sher-o-shaeri mein
Jab nazm sunate mujh ko dekha
Kuchh soch ke dil mein muskurai
Jab mez par hum mile to us ne
BaDh kar mere hath aise thame
Jaise mujhe khojti ho kab se
Phir mujh se kaha ki aaj, 'parwin'!
Jab sher sunate tum ko dekha
Main KHud ko bahut hi yaad aai
Wo waqt ki jab tumhaari surat
Main bhi yunhi sher kah rahi thi
Likhti thi isi tarah ki nazmen
Par ab to wo sari nazmen ghazlen
Guzre hue KHwab ki hain baaten!
Main sab ko Disown kar chuki hun!
Patthar ki zaban ki shaera ke
Chambeli se narm hath thame
KHushbu ki safir sochti thi
Dar-pesh hawaon ke safar mein
Pal pal ki rafiq-e-rah mere
Andar ki ye sada-lauh 'Alice'
Hairat ki jamil wadiyon se
Wahshat ke muhib jangalon mein
Aaegi to us ka phul-lahja
Kya jab bhi saba-nafas rahega!?
Wo KHud ko Disown kar sakegi!?