puuraa dukh aur aadhaa chaand
— Parveen Shakir
Puuraa dukh aur aadhaa chaand
Hijr kee shab aur aisa chaand
Din men vahshat bahal ga.ee
Raat huee aur niklaa chaand
Kis maqtal se guzraa hogaa
Itnaa sahmaa sahmaa chaand
Yaadon kee aabaad galee men
Ghuum raha hai tanhaa chaand
Meree karvaT par jaag uTThe
Niind kaa kitnaa kachchaa chaand
Mere munh ko kis hairat se
Dekh raha hai bholaa chaand
Itne ghane baadal ke peechhe
Kitnaa tanhaa hogaa chaand
Aansoo roke nuur nahaa.e
Dil Dariya tan sahraa chaand
Itne raushan chehre par bhee
Sooraj kaa hai saayaa chaand
Jab paanee men chehra dekhaa
Too ne kis ko sochaa chaand
Bargad kee ik shaakh haTaa kar
Jaane kis ko jhaankaa chaand
Baadal ke resham jhoole men
Bhor samay tak soyaa chaand
Raat ke shaane par sar rakkhe
Dekh raha hai sapnaa chaand
Sookhe patton ke jhurmuT par
Shabnam thee yaa nanhaa chaand
Haath hilaa kar rukhsat hogaa
Us kee soorat hijr kaa chaand
Sahraa sahraa bhaTak raha hai
Apne ishq men sachchaa chaand
Raat ke shaayad ek baje hain
Sotaa hogaa meraa chaand