tum bhi aakhir ho mard kyaa jaano — Syeda Arshia Haq

to kyaa huaa jo janmi thi pardes mein kabhi
beTi hai 'arshiya' bhi to hindostaan ki

tumhaaraa roz jo main sarf karti rahti huun
tumhein gumaan na ho tum miri mohabbat ho

khabar kar de koi us be-khabar ko
miri haalat bigaDti jaa rahi hai

'arshiyaa-haq' ke parastaaron mein ho
tum bhi kaafir ho gunahgaaron mein ho

sab yahaan 'jaun' ke divaane hain
'haq' kaho kaun tum ko chaahegaa

main khud pe zabt khoti jaa rahi huun
judaai kyaa sitam-aalud shai hai

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

har kitaab-e-sohbat-e-rangin ke maani dekh kar
fard-e-tanhaai ke mazmun kuun kiyaa huun intikhaab

sadaa-e-vaqt ki gar baaz-gasht san paao
mire khayaal ko tum shaairaana kah denaa

mile mujh ko gham se fursat to sunaaun vo fasaana
ki Tapak paDe nazar se mai-e-ishrat-e-shabaana