...Kiski thi

Gum hai humko bewafa ka naam us dil ne diya,
Ba-hifazat ba-nazakat mezbani jiski ki.
Gar raha nasoor aisa ta-umar is bazm main,
Maut bhi aaye na kyun ab meharbani kiski thi.

Unki nazren unka chehra unka shikwa har kadam,
Hum hi the naadan to phir ye aghalat kiski thi.
Bedum rahe humdum rahe par na kiya ruswa unhen,
Jo shikayat aansuo ne ki wo shikayat kiski thi.

Harf jo ubhre hain kagaz pe wo mere zakhm hain,
Milta gar marham tumhara phir zarurat kiski thi.
Yu to maksad khas na tha jeene ka par kya pata,
Saanso ko aisi hararat har ghadi phir kiski thi.

Na karo izhar lekin jao na yu chhod kar,
Humne ki fariyad thi ye wo khilafat kiski thi.
Unse yu to har tamanna kehti rahi meri nazar,
Unke rukh pe the jo parde wo shararat kiski thi.