sundar komal sapano.n kii baaraat guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N
dhuup aa.Nkho.n tak aa pahu.Nchii hai raat guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N
bhor samay tak jis ne hame.n baaham ulajhaaye rakkhaa
vo albelii resham jaisii baat guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N
sadaa kii dekhii raat hame.n is baar milii to chup ke se
Khaalii haath pe rakh ke kyaa sauGaat guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N
kis ko.npal kii aas me.n ab tak vaise hii sar-sabz ho tum
ab to dhuup kaa mausam hai barasaat guzar ga_ii jaanaa.N
apanii rusawaaii tere naam ka charchaa dekhuu.N
ek zaraa sher kahuu.N aur mai.n kyaa kyaa dekhuu.N
nii.nd aa jaaye to kyaa mahafile.n barpaa dekhuu.N
aa.Nkh khul jaaye to ta.nhaaii kaa sahara dekhuu.N
shaam bhii ho gaii, dhu.ndhalaa gaii aa.Nkhe.n bhii merii
bhuulanewaale mai.n kab tak teraa rastaa dekhuu.N
sab zide.n us kii mai.n puurii karuu.N, har baat sunuu.N
ek bachche kii tarah se use ha.Nstaa dekhuu.N
tuu merii tarah se yaktaa hai, magar mere habib
jii me.n aataa hai koii aur bhii tujh saa dekhuu.N
mai.n ne jis lamhe ko puujaa hai use bas ek baar
Khwaab ban kar terii aa.Nkho.n me.n utarataa dekhuu.N
cheharaa meraa thaa nigaahe.n us kii
Khaamushii me.n bhii vo baate.n us kii
mere chehare pe Gazal likhatii ga_ii.n
sher kahatii hu_ii aa.Nkhe.n us kii
shoKh lamho.n kaa pataa dene lagii.n
tez hotii hu_ii saa.Nse.n us kii
aise mausam bhii guzaare ham ne
subahe.n jab apanii thii.n shaame.n us kii
dhyaan me.n us ke ye aalam thaa kabhii
aa.Nkh mahataab kii yaade.n us kii
faisalaa mauj-e-havaa ne likkhaa
aa.Ndhiyaa.N merii bahaare.n us kii
niind is soch se TuuTii aksar
kis tarah kaTatii hai.n raate.n us kii
duur rah kar bhii sadaa rahatii hai
mujh ko thaame hue baahe.n us kii
- Parveen Shakir
