kyun na hon shad ki hum rahguzar mein hain abhi

burida bazuon mein wo parind lala-bar tha

shab KHwab ke jaziron mein hans kar guzar gai

jagmagati raushni ke par kya tha dekhte

aaj phir dhup ki shiddat ne baDa kaam kiya

wo lamha mujhko shashdar kar gaya tha

ab qabile ki riwayat hai bikharne wali

hanste hue chehre mein koi sham chhupi thi

main apni wusaton ko us gali mein bhul jata hun

jalte hue jangal se guzarna tha hamein bhi

har lamha sairabi ki arzani hai

gili miTTi hath mein le kar baiTha hun

gulab tha na kanwal phir badan wo kaisa tha

mere chehre pe jo aansu gira tha

gardish ka ek lamha yun bebak hua