kyun na hon shad ki hum rahguzar mein hain abhi

aaj phir dhup ki shiddat ne baDa kaam kiya

darwaza wa kar ke roz nikalta tha

ab qabile ki riwayat hai bikharne wali

chehron pe zar-posh andhere phaile hain

hanste hue chehre mein koi sham chhupi thi

har lamha sairabi ki arzani hai

gili miTTi hath mein le kar baiTha hun

mere chehre pe jo aansu gira tha

gulab tha na kanwal phir badan wo kaisa tha

jalte hue jangal se guzarna tha hamein bhi

har taraf uske sunahre lafz hain phaile hue

gardish ka ek lamha yun bebak hua

jagmagati raushni ke par kya tha dekhte

shab KHwab ke jaziron mein hans kar guzar gai