zamane ke sahra mein galle se bichhDi hui bheD 
tanha pasheman hirasan hirasan 
ummid o mohabbat ki ek jot aankhon mein apni jagae 
har ek rah-rau ki taraf dekhti hai 
ki in mein hi shayad koi mere galle ka bhi pasban ho 
magar is bayaban mein shayad sarab aur parchhaiyon ke siwa 
kuchh nahin hai 
mujhe kaun sine se apne lagae 
ki isa to muddat hui aasmanon mein gum ho chuke hain!
        Nazm
Aap-biti
Iftikhar Aazmi

