ab talak un nigahon mein mahfuz hain
sidhe-sade wo viran se raste
apne hamraaz apne shanasa
apne dukh apne sukh donon pahchante
unghte jagte Thaharte bhagte
bhige bhige wo hairan se raste
dekhte dekhte ek pul ban gaya
aur samundar ka pani simaT kar samundar se phir mil gaya
dhup se tap ke miTTi ka gila badan jag uTha tan gaya
ghar humakne lage log basne lage
rang lau de uThe phul hansne lage
ab kahin koi tanha saDak koi viran kona ubharta nahin
koi dildar saya bulata nahin koi gham-KHwar rasta nikalta nahin
Nazm
Raste
Zehra Nigaah