sukh jati hai meri chashm-e-rawan barish mein
aasman hota rahe ashk-e-fishan barish mein
sare sahrai rihai ke tamannai na the
aa gaya le ke hamein qais kahan barish mein
ghonsle tut gae ped gire bandh gire
ganw pe phir bhi jawan nashsha-e-jaan barish mein
teri sarsabz bahaaron pe damakte qatre
lauh-e-mahfuz ke kuchh ramz-e-nihan barish mein
lab-e-ehsas kabhi tu kisi qabil ho ja
chum le manzil-e-mubham ke nishan barish mein
hanpti kanpti mazbut iradon wali
bench pe baithi hui mahw-e-guman barish mein
pahli tap tap hi mere hosh uda deti hai
nind udti hai atak jati hai jaan barish mein
aaj bhi darta hun bijli ke kadake se bahut
us ko qabu mein kiya karti thi man barish mein
mere kamre ka makin habs gala ghontta hai
koi to ramz-e-aziyyat hai nihan barish mein

kachchi diwaron ko pani ki lahar kat gai
pahli barish hi ne barsat ki dhaya hai mujhe

dhuan udati hui dhimi dhimi barish hai
hawa ki andhi sawari pe andhi barish hai

hamare ganw ke raston ki kachchi mitti par
phisal rahe hain qadam kitni gandi barish hai [...]

main wo sahra jise pani ki hawas le dubi
tu wo baadal jo kabhi tut ke barsa hi nahin

us ki palkon pe ghata ban ke jo chhaya sawan
phir to main hans pada kuchh is tarah barsa sawan

chadhte suraj ke shuaon se jo barsa sawan
main ne dekha na suna tha kabhi aisa sawan [...]

arman zamin ke jag uthe dildar ye pahli barish hai
kal soch raha tha sara jahan dushwar ye pahli barish hai

ranjish jo hamare beach rahi to aag falak ne barsai
ab soch na kuchh mausam ko samajh ai yar ye pahli barish hai [...]