nazar mein yaadon ke manzar sameT kar rakhnaa — Malika Naseem

khvaab Thahre the to aankhein bhigne se bach gaiin
varna chehre par to gham ki baarishon kaa aks hai

main kisi aur ko dekhun bhi to dekhun kaise
us ke khvaabon ki in aankhon pe nigahbaani hai

shiddat-e-tishna-labi aaj kahaan laai hai
pyaas sahraa ki samundar mein utar aai hai

vo laDkiyaan ki jo lagti thiin saada tahrirein
paDhi gaiin to anokhi paheliyaan niklin

har daur kaa jo aks hai vo aaina hain ham
takhliq-e-kaaenaat kaa ik silsila hain ham

umr guzri ik nigaah-e-lutf ki ummid mein
ham ko apne hauslon ki ye adaa achchhi lagi

mere khvaabon ke jharokon ko sajaate rahiye
na sahi vasl magar yaad to aate rahiye

yunhi dil ne chaahaa thaa ronaa-rulaanaa
tiri yaad to ban gai ik bahaanaa

ye ilm kaa saudaa ye risaale ye kitaabein
ik shakhs ki yaadon ko bhulaane ke liye hain

aataa rahaa huun yaad main us ko tamaam umr
is zaaviye se ishq mein naakaam kab huaa

vo jo ham mein tum mein qaraar thaa tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho
vahi yaani vaada nibaah kaa tumhein yaad ho ki na yaad ho

usi ki tarah mujhe saaraa zamaanaa chaahe
vo miraa hone se zyaada mujhe paanaa chaahe