ashkon se wo aasman bhara tha
dil dard se jhilmila gaya tha

wo zakhm bahaal tha badan par
paiwand libas mein laga tha

us chand ki raushni juda thi
us raat ka rang bhi naya tha

khamosh thin sarsarahaten bhi
ek lams ne shor jab kiya tha

konpal pe dhanak chamak rahi thi
us sharm ko rang chumta tha

shishe ki ragen chatakh rahi tahen
sanson se ghubar chha raha tha

gul-dan mein khil rahi thi hairat
kamre mein sukut chha gaya tha

hairat se bikhar rahi thi khushbu
khushbu ka hijab utar chuka tha

ek lau pe utar rahi thi shabnam
ek phul charagh mein jala tha

sansen ho rahi thin be-tawazun
shoalon pe dhamal ho raha tha

nazdik kahan tha is qadar wo
khwabon pe muhit fasla tha

main khwab samajh raha tha jis ko
dar-asl junun ka irtiqa tha