puuri na adhuri huun na kam-tar huun na bartar — Fatima Hasan

raat dariche tak aa kar ruk jaati hai
band aankhon mein us kaa chehra rahtaa hai

sukun-e-dil ke liye ishq to bahaana thaa
vagarna thak ke kahin to Thahar hi jaanaa thaa

ulajh ke rah gae chehre miri nigaahon mein
kuchh itni tezi se badle the un ki baat ke rang

dikhaai detaa hai jo kuchh kahin vo khvaab na ho
jo sun rahi huun vo dhokaa na ho samaaat kaa

bhuul gai huun kis se meraa naata thaa
aur ye naata kaise TuuTaa bhuul gai

main ne maan kaa libaas jab pahnaa
mujh ko titli ne apne rang diye

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

bahut badlaa mazaaq-e-dil khayaal-e-yaar ne lekin
jo shaayaan-e-mazaaq-e-yaar thaa aisaa kahaan badlaa

naam-levaa tumhaaraa hai 'tarzi'
aadmi ki tarah milo pyaare

ye pyaar kaa jazba tire kuchh kaam to aae
meraa nahin bantaa hai to ban aur kisi kaa

pukhta agar hai 'azm to socho na dosto
chhoTi si naav aur samundar vishaal hai

yahi mahr o maah o anjum ko gila hai mujh se yaa-rab
ki unhein bhi chain miltaa jo mujhe qaraar hotaa