Poet Name: Zahida Zaidi

vo jis ka intizar tha shafaq ko badalon ko rahguzar ko abshar ko khizan ki pattiyon ko chandni ko dhuup

ye khvabon ke saae miri niind ki shant vaadi men kis tarah aae kisi aur duniya ke mauhum paikar kisi

vo harf jo faza-e-nilgun ki vusaton men qaid tha vo saut jo hisar-e-khamushi men jalva-rez thi sada jo kohsar ki

ab-e-khufta men ik sang phenka to hai daere sath-e-sakit pe ubhre hain phenkenge mit jaenge aur vo sang-e-jan apni ye

ufuq-e-zist se ik aur sitara tuuta ik kiran aur hui raat ki zulmat men asiir phir kisi naghma-e-betab ki lai

vo harf jo faza-e-nil-gun ki vusaton men qaid tha vo saut jo jo hisar-e-khamushi men jalva-rez thi sada jo kohsar

luta do luta do ye afkar-o-anvar ka nim-khufta khazana umadte simatte talatum se dhalo koi dard-agin fasana makan la-makan hai

main ki la-intiha vaqt ki rahguzar par sirf ik lamha-e-mukhtasar main ki ehsas-o-afkar ke bahr-e-zakhkhar men sirf ik qatra-e-muztarib men

ab-e-khufta men ik sang phenka to hai daere sath-e-sakit pe ubhre hain phailenge mit jaenge aur vo sang-e-jan apni ye