phul mahke hain sadaon ke na chehra koi

phul mahke hain sadaon ke na chehra koi
kitna viran nazar aata hai daricha koi
bad-guman ho ke mujhe waqt ke sahra mein na chhod
apne sae se bhi karta hai kinara koi


ruk gaya sham ke aangan se guzarta suraj
pad raha hai kisi diwar pe saya koi
yun chhupae hue phirta hun hatheli ke nuqush
jaise mutthi mein hawa udta hua lamha koi


puchhta kis se main khoe hue chehron ka pata
shahr ki bhid mein nikla na shanasa koi
us ne yun dil ko mere gham ki amanat saunpi
jaise mitti mein chhupa deta hai sona koi


ye meri aankh hai ya aaina-khana tera
har qadam par nazar aaya mujhe tujh sa koi
mere chehre pe bhi haalat ki tahriren thin
main bhi akhbar tha 'rashid' mujhe padhta koi