tumhaare binaa sab adhure hain jaanaan — Indira Varma

ye shafaq chaand sitaare nahin achchhe lagte
tum nahin ho to nazaare nahin achchhe lagte

yahi fasaana rahaa hai junun ke sahraa mein
kabhi firaaq ke qisse kabhi visaal ki baat

vaqt khaamosh hai TuuTe hue rishton ki tarah
vo bhalaa kaise mire dil ki khabar paaegaa

shikasta-dil andheri shab akelaa raahbar kyuun ho
na ho jab ham-safar koi to apnaa bhi safar kyuun ho

aap kaa lahja shahad jaisaa tarannum-khez hai
khaamushi ab toDiye aur boliye mere liye

kitaab-e-zist kaa unvaan ban gae ho tum
hamaare pyaar ki dekho ye intihaa saahab

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

jab talak shisha rahaa main baar-haa toDaa gayaa
ban gayaa patthar to sab ne devtaa maanaa mujhe

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

ghurur bhi jo karun main to aajizi ho jaae
khudi mein lutf vo aae ki be-khudi ho jaae