waqt-e-ruKHsat aa gaya dil phir bhi ghabraya nahin
us ko hum kya khoenge jis ko kabhi paya nahin
zindagi jitni bhi hai ab mustaqil sahra mein hai
aur is sahra mein tera dur tak saya nahin
meri qismat mein faqat durd-e-tah-e-saghar hi hai
awwal-e-shab jam meri samt wo laya nahin
teri aankhon ka bhi kuchh halka gulabi rang tha
zehn ne mere bhi ab ke dil ko samjhaya nahin
kan bhi KHali hain mere aur donon hath bhi
ab ke fasl-e-gul ne mujh ko phul pahnaya nahin
Ghazal
Waqt-e-ruKHsat aa gaya dil phir bhi ghabraya nahin
Parveen Shakir