yahi kal zakhm mein tabdil honge — Paraveen Rai

kuchh to kahiye hamaare baare mein
kaun hain ham hamein pata to chale

pahle zakhmon se ham navaaze gae
phir dilaasa diyaa gayaa ham ko

khaamoshi mein rahne vaale logon ko
sannaaTe ki guunj sunaai deti hai

us se hi to chalte hain kaarobaar gulshan ke
vo hi raat-raani hai vo hi gul-hazaara hai

mere ash'aar churaane vaalo
kyaa miraa dard churaa sakte ho

puchh kar kaun dil dukhaataa hai
haadse kab bataa ke hote hain

bil-aakhir thak haar ke yaaro ham ne bhi taslim kiyaa
apni zaat se ishq hai sachchaa baaqi sab afsaane hain

shama bujh kar rah gai parvaana jal kar rah gayaa
yaadgaar-e-husn-o-ishq ik daagh dil par rah gayaa

na paak hogaa kabhi husn o ishq kaa jhagDaa
vo qissa hai ye ki jis kaa koi gavaah nahin

sabhi se jab mohabbat chaahte ho
mohabbat kyon nahin karte sabhi se

kisi se ishq apnaa kyaa chhupaaein
mohabbat Tapki paDti hai nazar se

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai