ek sooraj thaa ke taaro.n ke gharaane se uThaa

ek sooraj thaa ke taaro.n ke gharaane se uThaa
aankh hairaan hai, kyaa shakHs zamaane se uThaa

kisse poochoo.n tere aaqaa kaa pataa aye rahwaar
ye alam wo hai na ab tak kisi shaane se uThaa

halaq e kHwaab ko hi gird e guloo kas Daalaa
dast e qaatil kaa bhi ehsaa.n naa diwaane se uThaa

phir koi aks shu'aa'o.n se na banne paayaa
kaisaa mahtaab mere aainaakHaane se uThaa

kyaa likhaa thaa sar e mahzar jise pahchaante hi
paas baiThaa huaa har dost bahaane se uThaa

aaj tak shaher kaa chehraa nahin dhulne paayaa
gard kaa kaisaa bagoolaa tere jaane se uThaa

zindagi mein ye badan sholaa e jwaala thaa
mauja e sard, meri raakh Thikaane se uThaa

Dhaal ab waqt ke haatho.n mein hai aye taara.ndaaz
rakh de ik simt kamaa.n haath nishaane se uThaa

dil teraa chashm e mudaaraat se bait thaa to phir
kis tarah bazm mein auro.n ke uThaane se uThaa

doode yak seenaa e sozaa.n se bhalaa kyaa Darnaa
wo dhu'aa.n dekh jo sholo.n ke bujhaane se uThaa

dil dukhaa hai to khuli hai mere wajdaan ki aankh
ik shagoofaa thaa ke shabnam ke jagaane se uThaa

sau.np de apnaa hunar unke ke jinkaa haq hai
waqt aayaa hai ke ab saa.np kHazaane se uThaa

Parveen Shaakir