main khud se pooch leti hun

wo ik masoom si chahat,
wo ik be nam si ulfat,

wo meri zat ka hisa,
wo meri zeest ka qisa,

mujhe mehsoos hota hai

ab bhi

wo jab jab yad aata hai,
nighahon me samataa hai,

zuban khamosh hoti hai,
magar ye ankh roti hai,

main khud se pooch leti hun,
jise me yad kerti hun,

usay kia pyar tha mujh se,
jwaban soch leti hun,
usay bhi pyar tha shayad,

isi "SHAYAD" se wabasta hai
ab to har khushi meri,

yahi lafz "SHAYAD"
ban gaya hai zindagi meri

** Parveen Shakir**