Shikast-e-arzu

wo ja raha tha
aur

main ne bas ye kaha tha
suno ziyaada der mat karna

waqt rahte palaT aana
us ne meri aankhon mein jhankte hue kaha

hum jab milenge bahaaren hongi
waqt kuchh nahin bigaDega

aaj wo palaT aaya hai
use meri siyah aankhen bahut pasand hain

magar siyah halqe nahin
aur meri aankhon ki raushni gahre halqon ke baadal ne nigal chuke hain

mathe par fikr ki tewri hai
tanhai ki dhup ne mere wajud ko jhulsa diya hai

akele-pan mein lab kaTne ki aadat ne
gulon se rangat chura li hai

waqt ka panchhi shadmani ko apne sath le uDa hai
aur wo

aankhon par nafis chashma sajae
bahaaren sath liye Table par mahw-e-intizar hai

main us tak pahunchte laDkhaDa gai hun
aur wo khaDa anjaan nazron se kah raha hai

KHatun aap ki tabiat Thik nahin lagti
kis se milna hai kya koi kho gaya hai

main bas itna hi kah saki hun
kaha tha na waqt rahte palaT aana

tum bahaar ban kar khaDe ho aur mera waqt kho gaya