parindon ko dhoka na do

wo martub jhonka
jo barish ka elan-nama hai
gar aaj phir aae to ye bataun
ki wo bastiyan jin mein harf-o-sada ke parinde to agar the


ujde makan hain
jahan sirf wahshi hawaen hi phunkarti hain
sabz malbus pahne hue ped uriyan hain
aur un ke niche faqat chand nuqte


jinhen saya kahna bhi sae ki tauhin hai
zard patton ke dil
jise aaseb ke khauf se bhag jaane pe majbur hain
har taraf khushk patthar hain


jin ki ragon se koi qatra-e-ab tapke
to goya hawa jal mein aa gai ho
us se puchhun
wo moti kahan hain


jinhen pa ke murda zamin
reshmi sabz si shaal odh le
aanganon mein mahakte gulabon ke raushan diye jagmagaen
sat rangi kaman hath mein le ke


nile falak ke samundar mein mahw-e-safar dewta
apna rath rok le
aur chattanon se jharnon ki aawaz
kanon mein ras ghol de


wo parinde jo chonchen paron mein dabae hue dam-ba-khud hain
tumhein dekh kar khil uthen
jaante hain
ki martub jhonka akela nahin


apne hamrah bhigi ruton ke sandese bhi lae
use ye kahun
tum haraawal nahin barishon ke
to martub jama utaro


parindon ko dhoka na do