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