Parveen Shakir > Poetry

aa gayii yaad sham Dhalte hi

 

aa gayii yaad sham Dhalte hii
bujh gayaa dil chiraaGh jalte hii

khul gaye shahr-e-Gham ke darvaaze
ek zaraa sii havaa ke chalte hii

(shahr-e-Gham : city of sufferings)

kaun thaa tuu ke phir na dekhaa tujhe
miT gayaa Khvaab aaNkh malte hii

tuu bhii jaise badal saa jaataa hai
aks-e-diivaar ke badalte hii

(aks-e-diivaar : reflection of the wall)

 

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