main os ban ke baras jaun tere sabze par
main git ban ke teri wadiyon mein kho jaun

bas ek bar bula le mujhe watan mere
ki teri khak ke daman mein chhup ke so jaun

shagufta ghas mein ye zard zard nanhe phul
na jaane kis liye pagdandiyon ko takte hain

unhen khabar hi nahin un ko chunne wale aaj
gharon se dur kisi camp mein sisakte hain

kai gharanon ki fariyaad is mein dub gai
ab is kunen pe na aaegi koi panhaari

kisan khet na sinchenge aise pani se
hari na hogi use pi ke koi phulwari

yahin nadi ke kinare ise dabaya tha
magar shabanon ko wo barha nazar aai

hati jo ret to chamka wo chand sa matha
chali hawa to wo resham si zulf lahrai

main tere panw padun hath rok le qatil
use na mar jo teri taraf humakta hai

ye tegh ko bhi khilauna samajhne wala hai
ye lal phenk ke angara chus sakta hai

kaha kisi ne ki wo jald laut aaenge
kaha kisi ne ki ummid ab bahut kam hai

ilahi dubte dil ko zara sahaara de
mere charagh ki lau aaj kitni maddham hai

niboli nim ki pakki ab aaega sawan
magar ye git use aah kaise yaad aaya

wo apni man se lipat kar na ro sakega kabhi
na sar pe hath kabhi rakh sakega man-jaya

suna hai nind mein wo chaunk chaunk padte hain
lahu ke dagh the jin par wo hath jalte hain

padosiyon se ye kah do wo mishalen rakh den
ki ek ganw ke ghar sath sath jalte hain

ilahi sham ab is ganw mein na aane pae
ki is ke aate hi dukhiyaen mil ke roti hain

darinde apne bhaton mein dahalne lagte hain
hawaen koh se takra ke jaan khoti hai

diye ke waste nanhe panah-gir na ro
falak pe dekh wo qindil-e-mah raushan hai

isi faza mein mere chand tu bhi ubhrega
jo tu hai sath to ghurbat ki rah raushan hai

tilai ghas se wadi mein tha talatum sa
hawa mein narm shuaon ki sarsarahat thi

naya tha chashma-e-mehr aur naya tha rang-e-siphar
har ek goshe mein lekin ajal ki aahat thi

hawa ne dip bujhaya hi tha ki nikla chand
qalam ko tez chalao ki ye bhi dub na jae

khud apne dil ke ujale ka e'tibar nahin
ki ek bar ye jae to phir palat ke na aae

ye chandni ka ujala ye nim-shab ka sukun
safed gumbad-o-dar dudh mein nahae hue

sitaro koi kahani kaho ki raat kate
na yaad aaen mujhe roz-o-shab bhulae hue