Puuchte ho tu suno kaese basar hoti hai
raat khairaat ki sadqe ki sahar hoti hai
saans bharne ko tu jeena nahi kehte Ya Rab
dil he dukhta hai na ab asteeen tar hoti hai
jaise jaagi huee aankhon mein chubhein kanch ke khwaab
raat iss tarha diwaanon ki basar hoti hai
gham he dushman hai mera gham he ko dil dhuundta hai
ek lamhe ki judaee bhi agar hoti hai
ek markaz ki talaash ek bhatakti khushboo
kabhi manzil kabhi tamheed-e-safar hoti hai
By: Meena Kumari “Naaz”