ye kaisi vaqt ne badli hai karvaT — Indira Varma

tumhaare binaa sab adhure hain jaanaan
sabaa phuul khush-bu chaman raushni rang

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

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

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

zindagi tu bhi hamein vaise hi ik roz guzaar
jis tarah ham tujhe barson se guzaare hue hain

balaa-e-jaan thi jo bazm-e-tamaashaa chhoD di main ne
khushaa ai zindagi khvaabon ki duniyaa chhoD di main ne

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

umr bhar dekhaa kiye marne ki raah
mar gae par dekhiye dikhlaaein kyaa

us ki ulfat mein jite-ji marnaa
faaeda ye bhi zindagi se hai