nind se KHwab tak

raste gawah ho gae hain
tere palat kar dekhne ka andaz
hawa ke tez jhonke se lapak jaane wali shakh se mushabah hai
ek khanakti hui muskan rah-rah kar nigahon mein gunjti hai


ek sitara khalaon se zamin par aa girta hai
siyah raat yakayak nur se ma'mur shabistan ka hawala ban jati hai
lihaf ke hat jaane se
mausam ki khunki ragon mein garm lahu ki dhaaron ko


munjamid karne lagi hai
aur sare manzar dhundla gae hain
aankh mein kadwahaton ka zahr utarne laga hai
ye khwab apne reshmi libaadon mein


kaise kharzar ban ke laya hai
nind mushkil se aati hai aai thi lekin
kisi khwab ki aahaton se chaunk kar
kamre ke darwaze par saham si gai hai


aur main aankh khole hue
khali kamre ki chhat tak raha hun