karwan guzar gaya

swapn jhade phul se
mit chubhe shul se
lut gae singar sabhi bagh ke babul se
aur hum khade khade bahaar dekhte rahe


karwan guzar gaya ghubar dekhte rahe
nind bhi khuli na thi ki hae dhup dhal gai
panw jab talak uthe ki zindagi phisal gai
pat pat jhad gae ki shakh shakh jal gai


chah to nikal saki
na par umar nikal gai
git ashk ban gae
chhand ho dafn gae


sath ke sabhi diye dhuan dhuan pahan gae
aur hum jhuke jhuke
mod par ruke ruke
umr ke chadhaw ka utar dekhte rahe


karwan guzar gaya ghubar dekhte rahe
kya shabab tha ki phul phul pyar kar utha
kya sarup tha ki dekh aaina sihar utha
is taraf zamin uthi to aasman udhar utha


tham kar jigar utha ki jo mila nazar utha
ek din magar yahan
aisi kuchh hawa chali
lut gai kali kali ki ghut gai gali gali


aur hum lute lute
waqt se pite pite
sans ki sharab ka khumar dekhte rahe
karwan guzar gaya ghubar dekhte rahe


hath the mile ki zulf chand ki sanwar dun
honth the khule ki har bahaar ko pukar dun
dard tha diya gaya ki har dukhi ko pyar dun
aur sans yun ki sowarg bhumi par utar dun


ho saka na kuchh magar
sham ban gai sahar
wo uthi lahar ki dah gae qile bikhar bikhar
aur hum dare dare


nir nain mein bhare
odh kar kafan pade mazar dekhte rahe
karwan guzar gaya ghubar dekhte rahe
mang bhar chali ki ek jab nai nai kiran


dholaken dhamak uthin thumak uthe charan charan
shor mach gaya ki lo chali dulhan chali dulhan
ganw sab umad pada bahak uthe nayan nayan
par tabhi zahar bhari


gaj ek wo giri
punchh gaya sindur tar tar hui chunari
aur hum anjaan se
dur ke makan se


palki liye hue kahaar dekhte rahe
karwan guzar gaya ghubar dekhte rahe