isi mein khush hoon meraa dukh koi to sahtaa hai
chali chaloon ki jahaan tak ye saath rahtaa hai
zameen-e-dil yun hi shadaab to nahin ai dost
qareeb mein koi dariya zaruur bahtaa hai
na jaane kaun saa fiqraa kahan raqm ho jaaye
dilon kaa haal bhi ab kaun kis se kahta hai
mere badan ko nami khaa gai ashkon ki
bhari bahaar mein jaise makaan Dahtaa hai
Parveen Shakir