Kho na day jald apni aab o taab

[Farooqahad]

Kho na day jald apni aab o taab
Aansoo'on mein para huwa ik khwab

Qasr mein oonghtay huway fanoos
Jheel mein doobta huwa mahtaab

Shaam pehloo mein aan bethi hai
Chehra e zindgi nahien shadaab

Chand utra hai shakh e larzan parr
Ay dill e mubtela! na ho be taab

Saaz ki tarah chherta hai mujhay
Raat bharr teri yaad ka mizraab

Ishq say kuchh gila nahein hamm ko
Kiss nay chakha nahien hai yeh talkhab

Manzar e zindgi hai kuchh aisay
Khwab mayoos, aarzoo be khwab

by Samina Raja