hum mein bhi nahi wo roshni ab
aur tum bhi tamaam jal bujhey ho
dono se bichar gayee hain kirnein
weeraan hain shehr-e-dil ki raatein
ab khawb hain chandni ki baatein
jangle mein teher gayee hain shaamein!
lakin
yeh jo daftan udhar se
gul mehr ki shaakh ko hata ker
ubhraa hai ufaq pe chaand mera
us chaand ka husn to wohi hai !
Parween Shakir