mehandii

kyaa surmaa-bharii aaNkhoN se aaNsoo nahiiN bahate
kyaa mehandii lage haathoN se maatam nahiiN hotaa
[Riaz Khairabadi]

[maatam = mourning]

gulaabii paaNv mere champa_ii banaane ko
kisii ne sahan meN mehandii baaR ugaa_ii ho
[Parveen Shakir]

Daal kar Khaak mere Khoon pe qaatil ne kahaa
kuchh ye mehandii nahiiN merii ke miTaa bhii na sakooN
[Ameer Minai]

mehandii mere lahoo kii mubaarak ho aap ko
rang-e-hinaa is meN hai aur boo-e-vafaa bhii hai
[Unknown]

mehandii ke vaaste vo lahoo maaNgate haiN roz
dil denaa un ko jaan kaa be-naamaa ho gayaa
[Kaleem Aajiz]

hamaare qatl se qaatil ko tajrubaa ye huaa
lahoo lahoo bhii hai, mehandii bhii hai sharaab bhii hai
[Kaleem Aajiz]

[tajrubaa = experience]