terii khushbuu kaa pataa kartii hai
— Parveen Shakir
Teree khushboo kaa pataa kartee hai
Mujh pe ehsaan havaa kartee hai
Chuum kar phuul ko aahista se
Mo.ajiza baad-e-sabaa kartee hai
Khol kar band-e-qabaa gul ke havaa
Aaj khushboo ko rihaa kartee hai
Abr barse to inaayat us kee
Shaakh to sirf duaa kartee hai
Zindagee phir se fazaa men raushan
Mish.al-e-barg-e-hinaa kartee hai
Ham ne dekhee hai wo ujlee saa.at
Raat jab sher kahaa kartee hai
Shab kee tanhaa.ee men ab to aksar
Guftugoo tujh se raha kartee hai
Dil ko us raah pe chalnaa hee nahin
Jo mujhe tujh se judaa kartee hai
Zindagee meree thee lekin ab to
Tere kahne men raha kartee hai
Us ne dekhaa hee nahin varna ye aankh
Dil kaa ahvaal kahaa kartee hai
Mus.haf-e-dil pe ajab rangon men
Ek tasveer banaa kartee hai
Be-niyaaz-e-kaf-e-Dariya angusht
Ret par naam likhaa kartee hai
Dekh too aan ke chehra meraa
Ik nazar bhee tiree kya kartee hai
Zindagee bhar kee ye taakheer apnee
Ranj milne kaa sivaa kartee hai
Shaam paDte hee kisee shakhs kee yaad
Koocha-e-jaan men sadaa kartee hai
Mas.ala jab bhee charaaghon kaa uThaa
Faisla sirf havaa kartee hai
Mujh se bhee us kaa hai vaisaa hee sulook
Haal jo teraa anaa kartee hai
Dukh huaa kartaa hai Kuch aur bayaan
Baat Kuch aur huaa kartee hai