Parveen Shakir

paani per bhi zaad-e safar main piyaas tu letey hain
chahney waley aik dafa bin baas tu letey hain

aik hi sheher main reh kar jin ko izn-e deed na ho
yehi bohat hai, aik hawa main saans tu letey hain

rasta kitna dekha howa ho, phir bhi shah-sawaar
aerh laga kar apney haath main raas tu letey hain

phir aangan dewaroo.n ki onchaai main gum hoon gai
pehley pehel ghar apnoo.n k paas tu letey hain

yehi bohat hai k bachey khaali haath nahi hain
apney purkhoo.n ki meraas tu letey hain




Parveen Shakir