bhuri aankhon wali ladki
tujh se pahle mere pas bhi aati thi

apne ghar ki ek ek baat sunati thi
mehndi aur wismay se aari kale baalon wali ammi

jalte charaghon jaise aankhon wali bahnon
un ke sangtaron ki phankon jaise honton

dudh ke pyalon jaise ujle galon
raushan jismon

sarw-qadon ke qisse sunaya karti thi
mere ghar mein wo khurshid ki surat roz ubharti thi

mujh se meri nazmen git aur ghazlen sunti rahti thi
sweater bunti rahti thi

akasr meri ghazlen ga kar mujhe sunaya karti thi
chhaya ki rasiya thi wo aur chhaya rachaya karti thi

tuk tuk dekha karti thi
thandi aahen bharti thi

aisa zahir karti thi
jaise mujh par marti thi

lanbi palkon wali ladki
mujh se pahle ek sitar-nawaz ke pas bhi jati thi

us ke rasile naghmon par nagan ki tarah lahraati thi
us ki tanon aur palton par dhuan dhuan ho jati thi

meindh jidhar le jati thi us samt rawan ho jati thi
git ke lai badhte hi tund bagula ban jati thi

takte takte goya ek hayula sa ban jati thi
sampar dayan panw zamin par mar ke wo ruk jati thi

ruk kar yun lahra kar girti
jaise koi kanch ka pyala

hath se chhute
chhan se tute

gir kar uthti
uth kar yun jhuk jati thi

jaise koi ban-basi dewi
karmon ka phal bhog chuki ho

dewta ke charnon mein jhuki ho
masti mein dag bharne wali

sambhal sambhal pag bharti thi
thandi aahen bharti thi

aisa zahir karti thi
jaise us par marti thi

takte hi takte wo ek hayula sa ban jati thi
us ke rasile naghmon par nagin ki tarah lahraati thi

lambi choti wali ladki sab ko dhoka deti hai
mausiqi ki rasiya mausiqaron ko das leti hai