balaa ki tamkanat se ab siyaahi bolti hai — Hamida Shaheen

mere dil ki shaakh pe jaanaan
har mausam mein tu khiltaa hai

kaun badan se aage dekhe aurat ko
sab ki aankhein girvi hain is nagri mein

hijr ki talkhi zahr bani hai miThi baatein bhejo naa
khud ko dekhe arsa guzraa apni aankhein bhejo naa

tire giton kaa matlab aur hai kuchh
hamaaraa dhun saraasar mukhtalif hai

go ek aziyyat hai tiraa rang-e-taghaaful
ye rang kisi aur pe sajtaa bhi nahin khair

sitaara hai koi gul hai ki dil hai
tiri Thokar mein patthar mukhtalif hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

aasmaan jhaank rahaa hai 'khaalid'
chaand kamre mein mire utraa hai