Kaise Har Dard Ko Sine Mein Chhupae Rakkhen

Yasmin Husaini Zaidi Nikhat

kaise har dard ko siine men chhupa.e rakkhen

aur honTon pe tabassum ko saja.e rakkhen

jo the apne vo zamana hua sab chhoḌ ga.e

kab talak bazm ko ghairon se saja.e rakkhen

ye suna hai ki vahan der hai andher nahin

to chalo bahr-e-dua haath uTha.e rakkhen

jab ye chhaT ja.enge badal to kiran phuTegi

sham.a ummid ki ik ham bhi jala.e rakkhen

yuun to bhule se bhi ab yaan na koi aa.ega

ehtiyatan hi magar ghar ko saja.e rakkhen

dil men soi hui chingari ne karvaT li hai

ab to is aag se daman ko bacha.e rakkhen

hoga ‘nik.hat’ se mo.attar ye chaman bhi ik roz

bas tiri yaad ke paudon ko laga.e rakkhen