rasta bhi kathin dhoop men shiddat bhi bahut thii
— Parveen Shakir
Rasta bhee kaThin dhoop men shiddat bhee bahut thee
Saa.e se magar us ko mohabbat bhee bahut thee
Kheme na koi mere musaafir ke jalaa.e
Zakhmee thaa bahut paanv masaafat bhee bahut thee
Sab dost mire muntazir-e-parda-e-shab the
Din men to safar karne men diqqat bhee bahut thee
Baarish kee duaaon men namee aankh kee mil jaa.e
Jazbe kee kabhi itnee rifaaqat bhee bahut thee
Kuch to tire mausam hee mujhe raas kam aa.e
Aur Kuch miree miTTee men baghaavat bhee bahut thee
Phoolon kaa bikharnaa to muqaddar hee thaa lekin
Kuch is men havaaon kee siyaasat bhee bahut thee
Wo bhee sar-e-maqtal hai ki sach jis kaa thaa shaahid
Aur vaaqif-e-ahvaal-e-adaalat bhee bahut thee
Is tark-e-rifaaqat pe pareshaan to hoon lekin
Ab tak ke tire saath pe hairat bhee bahut thee
Khush aa.e tujhe shahr-e-munaafiq kee ameeree
Ham logon ko sach kahne kee aadat bhee bahut thee