sochti hun
jalte bujhte KHeme the
tishnagi ki shiddat se
chhoTe chhoTe bachchon ke band hoti aankhen thin
ashqiya ka nargha tha
fath ke naqqare the
be-haya ishaare the
bibiyon ke bainon mein
sham ke dhundalke mein
sajda-gah pe sar rakh kar
aabidon ki zinat ne
hamd jab kiya hoga
arsh hil gaya hoga
sajda ro paDa hoga
sajda ro paDa hoga
Nazm
Iyyaka-nabodo wa iyyaka-nastain
Zehra Alvi