Ab bhala chhorr ke ghar kya karte

Ab bhala chhorr ke ghar kya karte,
Shaam ke waqt safar kya karte,

Teri masrufiyaten jante hain,
Apne aanay ki khabar kya karte,

Jab sitaare hi nahin mil paaye,
Le ke hum shamss-o-qamar kya karte,

Woh musafir hi khuli dhoop ka tha,
Saaye phailaa ke shajar kya karte,

Khaak hi awwal o aakhir thehri,
Kar ke zaray ko gauhar kya karte,

Raaye pehle hi bana li tum ne,
Dil main ab hum tere ghar kya karte...

- Parveen Shakeer