Jab talak hum they tere qurb ki asaayesh mein

Waqt ke sath anaasar bhi rahe sazish mein,
Jal gaye pairr kabhi dhoop kabhi barish mein,

Woh tou ik saada-o-kam shauq ka talib nikla,
Hum ne naahiq hi ganwaya usey aarayesh mein,

Zindagi ki koi mehroomi nahin yaad ayi,
Jab talak hum they tere qurb ki asaayesh mein,

Aik dunya ka qaseeda tha agarche mere naam,
Lutf aata tha kisi shakhs ki fehmayesh mein,

Us ki ankhen bhi meri tarah se girdi kahin aur,
Khawb ka qarz barh jata hai ik khawish mein…

(PARVEEN SHAKIR)