shab vahii lekin sitaara aur hai
— Parveen Shakir
Shab vahee lekin sitaara aur hai
Ab safar kaa isti.aara aur hai
Ek muTThee ret men kaise rahe
Is samundar kaa kinaara aur hai
Mauj ke muDne men kitnee der hai
Naav Daalee aur dhaaraa aur hai
Jang kaa hathiyaar tai Kuch aur thaa
Tiir siine men utaaraa aur hai
Matn men to jurm saabit hai magar
Haashiya saare kaa sara aur hai
Saath to meraa zameen detee magar
Aasmaan kaa hee ishaara aur hai
Dhoop men deevaar hee kaam aa.egee
Tez baarish kaa sahaaraa aur hai
Haarne men ik anaa kee baat thee
Jiit jaane men khasaaraa aur hai
Sukh ke mausam ungliyon par gin liye
Fasl-e-gham kaa goshvaara aur hai
Der se palken nahin jhapkeen miree
Pesh-e-jaan ab ke nazaara aur hai
Aur Kuch pal us kaa rasta dekh luun
Aasmaan par ek taara aur hai
Had charaaghon kee yahaan se khatm hai
Aaj se rasta hamaaraa aur hai