khidki par mahtab tika tha
raat sunahri thi

aur diwar pe saat ginti
soi soi ghadi ki sui

chalte chalte samt ganwa kar ghaltan pechan thi
main bhi khud se aankh chura kar

apne haal se hath chhuda kar
barson ko farsang bana kar

jaane kitni dur chala tha
jaane kis ko dhund raha tha

dhundle dhundle chehre kaise rang rangile the
pile pile phul the aanchal nile nile the

kya chamkili aankhen kaise khwab sajile the
lekin aankhen nam thin manzar sile sile the

ek chehra tha raushan jaise chand ghataon mein
ek muskan thi jaise bikhren rang fazaon mein

manzar manzar takta jata chalta jata main
is manzar se us manzar tak badhta jata main

ek taswir ko ruk kar dekha ruk nahin paya main
is khidki se us aangan tak jhuk nahin paya main

jaise is shab chalte rahna qismat thahri thi
mere taaqub mein

yaadon ki pachhal-pairi thi