uTho ki jashn-e-khizaan ham manaaein ji bhar ke — Zehra Nigaah

kahaan ke ishq-o-mohabbat kidhar ke hijr o visaal
abhi to log taraste hain zindagi ke liye

jo dil ne kahi lab pe kahaan aai hai dekho
ab mahfil yaaraan mein bhi tanhaai hai dekho

divaanon ko ab vusat-e-sahraa nahin darkaar
vahshat ke liye saaya-e-divaar bahut hai

koi hangaama sar-e-bazm uThaayaa jaae
kuchh kiyaa jaae charaaghon ko bujhaayaa jaae

dekho vo bhi hain jo sab kah sakte the
dekho un ke munh par taale ab bhi hain

dekhte dekhte ik ghar ke rahne vaale
apne apne khaanon mein baT jaate hain

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

sabza o gul kahaan se aae hain
abr kyaa chiiz hai havaa kyaa hai

main tujh se saath bhi to umar bhar kaa chaahtaa thaa
so ab tujh se gilaa bhi umar bhar kaa ho gayaa hai

qaatil tiri gali bhi badaun se kam nahin
jis ke qadam qadam pe mazaar-e-shahid hai

ham ko is ki kyaa khabar gulshan kaa gulshan jal gayaa
ham to apnaa sirf apnaa aashiyaan dekhaa kiye