kahin ek masum nazuk si ladki mare zikr par jhenp jati to hogi haya-bar aankhon mein sapne sajae wo kuchh soch kar muskuraati to hogi mere sher padh kar akele mein aksar inhen zer-e-lab gungunati to hogi mere nam phir kuchh wo likhne ki khatir qalam be-irada uthati to hogi hasin chandni ho ya sawan ki rut ho kasak us ke dil mein jagati to hogi kisi ke tasawwur ko pahlu mein pa kar wo sharma ke khud kasmasati to hogi mujhe pa ke bazm-e-tasawwur mein tanha wo palkon ki chilman giraati to hogi bade pyar se phir bahut hi lagan se wo khwabon ki duniya sajati to hogi wo masum tanha pareshan si ladki use yaad meri satati to hogi nigahon ke baadal baraste jo honge wo chhup-chhup ke aansu bahati to hogi kisi ki hasin shokh aankhon mein yaro meri yaad mein jhilmilati to hogi saheli ko taswir meri dikha kar wo sharma ke khud jhenp jati to hogi wo ban kar sanwar kar akele mein aksar 'shakil' ek qayamat jagati to hogi tasawwur mein mujh ko qarib apne pa kar wo shishe se nazren churaati to hogi