sarban nikle the jis waqt gharon se apne
aashiyanon ko parinde bhi nahin chhodte jab

raste
raston ki aaghosh hi mein soe the

aur hawa
sabz pahadon se nahin utri thi

aasman par abhi taron ki saji thi mahfil
sarban nikle the jis waqt gharon se apne

rang khwabon mein abhi ghulte the
jism mein wasl ki lazzat ka nasha baqi tha

garm bistar mein
gul-e-khubi pareshan thi abhi

dudh se khub bhara
ek katora tha tipai pe dhara

sarban nikle the jis waqt safar par apne
chaar-su gahri khamoshi thi

chandni rit ke sine pe abhi soi thi
aur dhire se

saba khushbuen bikhraati thi
os se bhigi hui

ghas ki har patti jhuki jati thi
raat ke nil mein kuchh nur ghula jata tha

ye jahan aaina-khana sa nazar aata tha
sarban gahri khamoshi mein gharon se nikle

lau charaghon ki unhen jhankti thi
dhul qadmon se lipatte hue ye kahti thi:

tum kahin jao na abhi
sae ashjar se raston pe utar aae the

dar-o-diwar khamoshi se the fariyaad-kunan
thin jugali mein magan untniyan

ghantiyan jagti thin
lazzat-e-wasl se madhosh hawa jagti thi

pankhudi honton pe khamosh dua jagti thi
chaar-su gahri khamoshi thi

faza jagti thi
sarban nikle the jis waqt safar par apne