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