baja kabhi na thamne wala shewan sukhi phaliyon ka gard-alud hawa ke jhakkad itni uthal-puthal jari sannata phir bhi sannata ek khinchi kaman wo kab tuta kab phuta hashiya-e-diwar ki surat dher sunahra pile sukhe patton ka charmara karta zarar se aari khak mein rulti charmar us ki sunta hua khidki se chipka tha khada wo be-parwa har aahat ke har aawaz ke dhanche mein reng raha beri bhedi gahna itna por por sunahra lade tahni tahni jogan pairagan chup ki dad kamana chahen som lataen ragniyan sab kya dipak kya megh rag-yug bita kab bita rag-yug tere ganw ki chhanw tera singhasan udan-khatola kin tilon ke tale bachche khel rahe hain apna shorikar ka khel purana rag-yug kahe dhup jahan pili hai to kabhi dhani bahta pani roida uljhao khas-o-khashak dhatura nag-phani aur wahin champa ki shakh bhi sar-tabi se phule-phale aahan tez kadi dhupon ka aur bhi kuchh pighle tapta khun hai pi jaega som amrit ka ye ghunt lu chalti rahi qatra qatra pasina kab ka sukh chuka taza-dili ke halkore aankhon mein magar ab bhi baqi dhul bhari pagdandi balkhati mudti hai raqs-kunan hai bagule mein ek barg-e-surkh kohistani silon ke beach chamakta pani ek jhadi se udanen bharti baala baala paron ki jhilmil dusri jhadi mein ru-posh itni si ek baat usi se sona sona dil ka ufuq rang bhara nairang bhara jal mein dube aks ude titli ke paron se wo jal tha nar-muhi halchal se jo baz raha dil to na tha kab us ki thah mein jhalka hua damki damki hun barsati dhund ka ek purab titli ke paron se ud paya ek pukar suhani thi wo fasle shunawai ke le jis ko darkar tab dard ki lau tez hui meri apni sima thi mera apna dosh us se nikle sab jhagde dukhde duniya kahti hai hum bhi kahte hain apni apni gatha ka use harf-e-aghaz tafa-ba-tafa khushbu chhanti rahi sahj subhaw mein apnaiyat ka rachao rachati magar kasauti ke patthar mein jab dhal jati tab takrao atal tab sahna ghaw pe ghaw magar uf kahna aar magar uf kahna haar tab barbaadi takht-e-sulaiman tha jaise barbaad raha apni khushi se kaun us ka apni marzi se padaw kohra chhawni chhane aaya dewgiri par aanan-fanan dewgiri sar-ba-falak ek rui ka dher dhunki bhi naddaf ki phurtili thi aur naddaf bhi tez in hum aan hum din hum jaan hum raft hi raft ki dhun par gale udte hue aandhi ne dekhe aandhi ko hanke ki sujhi lekin chhupe mozahim wo pech-o-kham kadi chattanon ke kab hanke gae kitni bar hua aisa silsila mast-e-alast ye qaem nilahat ke adam ke pas-e-manzar se ubharta hairan hairan aankhon ko dikhlai diya ghum raha hai parwana chakraya be-sada ho ke gira phir chandi chandi rakh hua simti bikhre bikhre par wo jude phir bahki bahki udan bhari takraata hai fanus se sham-e-tamanna takrane de use aakhir is ka apna bhi ek fanus habab-asa hai khwab-asa wo jitna chakna-chur utna hi nur-e-zuhur ka aalam us se phata padta kab ho pai ye shikastagi puri mukti wo shaguftagi puri yun ek pal jhonk diya jata hai us mein ab jab tab se warasta man-mana bahaw tab tum bin duja be-hamta kaun is ke jine marne ka phir mar kar ji uthne ka jawaz kal-jug ke pas jag ke kheton se phute git rahat ka sairabi hi us ki lai rut rut naya rahe lauh-o-qalam tere sarmad sargam kahan ugam tera kahan ugam tera sabucha gahwara tera har roz-e-raushan tujh ko saje aalam aalam ham-ahangi lekin apni tarang ke sath ban chidiyan be-rok udanen be-bandish chahchahe sangat mein purabi nawa ki hare-bhare zamzame ghuli-mili un mein ek kuk musalsal sah zarbi deti hai an-dekhi kisi hudhud chidiya ka pata ye apni pahchan ki rut ke pakheru unchi ghas mein chhap ke nawa paira chup ho jaen tab bhi gunj ke aangan mein rim-jhim barse jaana jari haar-singhaar ki kaliyon ka pankh huma ke khulte rahe aur judte rahe afshan ke bikhrao mein dhire dhire ujagar hote hue simabi kare panap sake to panpe insan nar-nari mein wa manda wo nashw-o-numa suraj-mukhi kashida-qamat ranai dar ranai khulta hua imkan jitna pine itna aur panapne ka arman kare apni hi binai ki tausia si pal pal taza numud fazaon mein pine warna phir kya hai naghme ki asas warna tund takrar bhi chob bhi tar bhi rakh sitaron ki jhadti hui paiham sard anfas