afsaana-e-hayaat bani phuul ban gai — Zahida Kamal

jab tak tumhaaraa husn numaayaan na ho sakaa
raushan charaagh-e-aalam-e-imkaan na ho sakaa

kahnaa paDaa unhin ko masihaa-e-vaqt bhi
jin se hamaare dard kaa darmaan na ho sakaa

shaamil na hote husn ke jalve agar 'kamaal'
hotaa kahaan ye nuur shab-e-maahtaab mein

kam-umri mein sunet hain
mar jaate hain achchhe log

bas ek pal ki tamannaa-e-vasl ki khaatir
tamaam 'umr lagaa di gai sanvarne mein

umr hi teri guzar jaaegi un ke hal mein
teraa bachcha jo savaalaat liye baiThaa hai

idhar to tuul diyaa hai umiid ko us ne
udhar hayaat ataa ki hai mukhtasar mujh ko

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

meri saari zindagi ko be-samar us ne kiyaa
umr meri thi magar us ko basar us ne kiyaa