ek haweli band padi thi
jaane kab se band padi thi

jaane kab tak band rahegi
is ke sare darwazon par

batware ke qufl pade the
sannate ka shor uthae

virani si gunj rahi thi
bich haweli ke aangan ke

budhe bargad ki shakhon par
khali jhula jhul raha tha

dur ufuq pe khushbu baithi
tute bartan jod rahi thi

ghar ki sari diwaron ke
wahshat ke sazine the

bans ki jhadu git sunati
aangan aangan ghum rahi thi

shakh se tute sare patte
pile rang ko dhaare patte

sath hawa ke nach rahe the
ghar aangan mein basne wale

ek duje ko daste daste
zahrile nagon ki manind

phan phulae aa khade the
mere kamre ki khidki se

do aankhen bhi jhank rahi thin