main zakhmi zakhmi lahu lahu
har jangal har aabaadi mein

kanton ke nukile raston par
phulon ki ru-pahli wadi mein

har shahr mein har virane mein
koi to kharidar aaega

maqtal ki sunahri chaukhat tak
bismil ka taraf-dar aaega

ek aas liye ummid liye
daman mein mah-o-khurshid liye

pathraw ki chaumukh barkha mein
khwabon ko bachata phirta hun

be-rahm haqiqat milti hai
main aankh churaata phirta hun

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aksar ye tamanna jagi hai

goya main chahakta baalak hun
titli ke rangin pankhon par

lalchae hue ban ban ghumun
har kunj mein khushbu pi pi kar

ganjar mein bhaunron ki jhumun
har bhure bhae har sanjh bhae

chahkar mein chidiyon ki dolun
fitrat sa sakhi to koi nahin

nazron sa dhani to koi nahin
ye ped ye parbat ye sagar

dharti pe khilaune rakhe hain
ye dariya parten chandi ki

amrit ke done rakkhe hain
main amrit pine rukta hun

dariya ke tat par chhain
phunkarti hai das jati hai

khwabon se mujhe chaunkati hai
aksar ye guman hota hai mujhe

main ek chamakta jugnun hun
shabnam ki nannhi bundon ko

phulon ka ghar dikhlata hun
main shab ke andhere sine mein

neki ki kiran ban jata hun
jab pau ki raushni aati hai

phunkarti hai das jati hai
khwabon se mujhe chaunkati hai

*
aksar ye guman hota hai mujhe

but-saz hun main har patthar se
derina-shanasai hai meri

chalata hai koi andar se
har sankh mein ek but-khana hai

jis shai ko patthar kahte hain
wo surat ka baiana hai

har sang se phir but dhalte hain
har but ko zaban mil jati hai

main pahron un ki sunta hun
khush hota hun sar dhunta hun

duniya ko magar fursat hi kahan
aawaz meri ghat jati hai

khwabon se mujhe chaunkati hai
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danaon ki is nagri mein
ye bahki bahki kaun sune

sar chikh ki phansi par ho jahan
sar khamoshi par kaun dhune

main kisi basti ka basi hun
kya kahta hun kya sunta hun

in giton ke khaliyanon se
kyun moti moti chinta hun

pathraw ki chaumukh barkha mein
har moti tutta jata hai

khwabon se mujhe chaunkata hai