merne se bhi pehle mer gaey the
jeene se koch aise der gaey the

raste men jaha talak diey the
sare mere hamsafar gaey the

aankhen bhi khul nahi sakin thin
aur khaab mere bikhar gaey the

jab tak na khila tha os ka wadah
mausam mere be samar gaey the

milta na tha wapsi ka rasta
kia janiey hum kidher gaey the

perveen shakir