nilgun abr chhata
surmai sham ke suraj ki tilai kirnen

marmarin barf ke billor badan par barsen
jhumte pedon ki bahon mein mahakte jhonke

peng si le ke pari-chehra munderon ki jabin par umde
dhund ki malgaji aaghosh mein khwabida makanon ki chhaton ne apni

chhatiyan khol ke angdaiyan lin
zalzala tha ki mera wahm tha kuchh tha jis se

tharthara utthe mere hath aur in ke niche
jhanjhana utthi thi yun balcony ki reling

jaise baj uthen kisi saz ke tar
aur main laut ke kamre mein chala aaya tha

ahmarin shaal mein lipti hui ek ladki ne
chae ki pyali mere hath mein dete hue haule se kaha tha ab to

is sukun-zar mein koi bhi nahin apne siwa
tum jinhen rog samajhte the wo sab log gae

awwalin barf ke padte hi meri ka har ghar
be-sada chhod gae is ke makin

shor ka nam nahin
ab to yun chup na raho

ji mein aaya tha ki us se kah dun
sab kahan tum to abhi tak ho yahan par lekin

jaane kya soch ke khamosh raha