damak raha tha bahut yun to pairahan us ka
zara se lams ne raushan kiya badan us ka
wo KHak uDane pe aae to sare dasht us ke
chale gudaz-qadam to chaman chaman us ka
wo jhuT sach se pare raat kuchh sunata tha
dilon mein rast utarta gaya suKHan us ka
ajib aab-o-hawa ka wo rahne wala hai
milega KHwab o KHala mein kahin watan us ka
teri taraf se na kya kya sitam hue us par
main jaanta hun bahut dost bhi na ban us ka
wo roz sham se shamen dhuan dhuan us ki
wo roz subh ujala kiran kiran us ka
meri nazar mein hai mahfuz aaj bhi 'bani'
badan kasa hua malbus be-shikan us ka
Ghazal
Damak raha tha bahut yun to pairahan us ka
Rajinder Manchanda Bani