Poet Name: Zehra Nigaah

‘zahra’ ne bahut din se kuchh bhi nahin likkha hai halanki dar-in-asna kya kuchh nahin dekha hai par likkhe to

ek an-jana sa dar jab vo paida hui thi us ke andar jazb tha ek andheri kothari ka khauf rag

miri zindagi ki likhi hui mire taq-e-dil pe saji hui vo kitab ab bhi hai muntazir jise main kabhi nahin

har ek jism mira hai, har ek jaan miri ye khal-o-khad mire apne, ye an-ban miri sitam to ye hai

mud kar pichhe dekh rahi huun kya kya kuchh virse men mila tha aur kya kuchh main chhod rahi huun

ab ansuon ke dhundlakon men raushni dekho hujum-e-marg se avaz-e-zindagi ko suno suno ki tishna-dahan malik-e-sabil hue suno ki khak-basar

shahr ke ek kushada ghar men apne apne kaam sambhale main aur ek miri tanhai ham donon mil kar rahte

khamosh hain sahiban-e-munsif hairan hain rahbaran-e-mukhlis lashon ka koi vatan nahin hai murdon ki koi zaban nahin hai ujde hue

meri us shaam ke taare se mulaqat bahut gahri thi vo mira ham-dam-e-derina tha main bahut chhoti thi jab maan

suna hai jangalon ka bhi koi dastur hota hai suna hai sher ka jab pet bhar jaae to vo hamla