abr yun chha raha hai aabu par
jaise pahra ho dhundli shamon par

ya ki aaen nazar siyah sae
larzan larzan bilauri jamon par

ye ghata chha rahi hai sawan ki
zulf bikhri hai ya tere rukh par

baadalon mein chamakti hai bijli
hansi phuti hai ya tere rukh par

girti hai baadalon se yun bunden
jam-e-labrez jun chhalakta hai

jhumte hain hawa se yun ashjar
rind pi pi ke jun bahakta hai

sabza phuta hai ye pahadon par
ya koi narm pairahan hai ye

hai ye rang-e-bahaar zeb-e-nazar
sabz jode ki ya phaban hai ye

jhil se yun lipat gaya kohra
bachcha ek man se jun lipat jae

ya ki bichhdi hui si doshiza
aa ke aaghosh mein simat jae

chir ke baadalon ko ek kiran
dafatan jhil par thirak jae

jis tarah ek urus-e-nau ka kahin
rukh se aanchal kabhi sarak jae

dur kohsar mein ye girte hue
saz bajte hain aabshaaron ke

qahqahe jaise nuqrai se kahin
gunj uthte hain mah-paron ke

kale ujle se tairte baadal
jhil ki sath par chamakte hain

naqsh jis tarah ranj-o-rahat ke
dil ke aaine mein jhalakte hain

thandi thandi hawa ke jhonkon mein
yun mera iztirab kho jae

jaise rota bisurta bachcha
god mein man ki thak ke so jae

ek chanchal hawa ke jhonke se
sath-e-hamwar-e-ab hil jae

jaise baad-e-saba ki jumbish se
ghuncha-e-nim-baz khil jae

gunj kar jaise nai-nawaz ki nai
shab ka sannata tod deti hai

yunhi soe hue mere dil ko
yaad koi jhinjhod deti hai

jhank kar baadalon ki or se yun
jhil par chand thartharaata hai

jaise mazi ke dhundlakon se kahin
ek hasin chehra muskuraata hai