darun-e-jism ek tufan uTha tha

darun-e-jism ek tufan utha tha
jo dekha dur tak malba pada tha
musalsal dhul se jaise ata tha
hamein to aasman sahra laga tha


na us shab chand ubhra aur na tare
hamara hijr to tanha kata tha
jo tum bichhde to khud ko chhod aae
hamari dastaras mein aur kya tha


na utri chandni na roi shabnam
ajab ek dhund ka mausam bana tha
musalsal uljhanon mein wo ghira tha
mujhe wo shakhs kab tanha mila tha


kureda kya utar aai nami si
wo sahra hi abhi shayad naya tha
udai dhul khwabon mein musalsal
meri aankhon mein ek wahshat-kada tha


jawaz is mein khushi ka kya hai 'tara'
ba-sad mahrumi wo tujh se mila tha