khamushi tut chuki thi chadhti umr ka nasha ab bolne laga tha soya nahin tha abhi kam-sini ka alhad-pan us ke paikar ke khutut nafis tabiat narm lahja bolti aankhen lambe ghane mulaem baal us ke kandhon pe yun bikharte jaise barasti ghataen faza mein apna jadu jagane ko be-qarar hon mere aur us ke honton ka gulabi-pan ab nikharne laga tha hamari aankhon ki sargoshiyan log samajhne lage the wo rihaish-gah jahan hum aakhiri bar mile the wahan azim imarat khadi hai main ab bhi wahan se guzarta hun to yun guman hota hai jaise shamim-e-zulf hai ab tak basi fazaon mein