tumhaaraa roz jo main sarf karti rahti huun — Syeda Arshia Haq

tum bhi aakhir ho mard kyaa jaano
ek aurat kaa dard kyaa jaano

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

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

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

tujhe kuchh ishq o ulfat ke sivaa bhi yaad hai ai dil
sunaae jaa rahaa hai ek hi afsaana barson se

ishq hai be-gudaaz kyuun husn hai be-niyaaz kyuun
meri vafaa kahaan gai un ki jafaa ko kyaa huaa

kuchh badan ke the taqaaze kuchh sharaarat dil ki thi
aaj lekin ishq apnaa jaavedaan hone ko thaa

lutf-e-sohbat mataa-e-ulfat hai
kuchh kaho aur kuchh suno pyaare