Mez Qalam Qirtaas Dareecha Sannata

Mez qalam qirtaas dareecha sannata,
Kamra khidki zard ujaala sannata..

Meri aankhon mein dhundlaai gahri chup, 
Aur chehre par utra peela sannata..

Meri aankhon mein likkhi tahreer padho,
Hijr tamanna wahshat sahra sannata..

Goonj uthi hai mere andar khamoshi,
Nas nas mein ghut ghut kar bahta sannata..

Us ke saath chali aati thin qilqaarein,
Us ke baad hua hai kitna sannata..

Pahle meri zaat mein tha maujood koi,
Ab hai meri zaat ka hissa sannata..

Jhaag udate dariya ke hangame par,
Naqsh hua dil par afsurda sannata..

Main ne ghanton is ummid pe chup saadhi,
Shayad ke wo tod hi dega sannata..

Mil kar bain karein sab meri hijrat par,
Chaand udaasi jheel kinara sannata.!!

"Abdurrahman Wasif"
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Qirtaas = paper,
Bain = lamentation, wailing for the dead,