kahnaa paDaa unhin ko masihaa-e-vaqt bhi — Zahida Kamal

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

afsaana-e-hayaat bani phuul ban gai
jab muskuraai koi kali iztiraab mein

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

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

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

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

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai