Ab kya karun

chha gai barsat ki pahli ghaTa ab kya karun
KHauf tha jis ka wo aa pahunchi bala ab kya karun

hijr ko bahla chali thi garm mausam ki sumum
na-gahan chalne lagi ThanDi hawa ab kya karun

aankh uThi hi thi ki abr-e-lala-gun ki chhanw mein
dard se kahne laga kuchh jhuTpuTa ab kya karun

ashk abhi thamne na pae the ki bedardi ke sath
bundiyon se bostan bajne laga ab kya karun

zaKHm ab bharne na pae the ki baadal charKH par
aa gaya angDaiyan leta hua ab kya karun

aa chuki thi nind si gham ko ki mausam na-gahan
bahr-o-bar mein karwaTen lene laga ab kya karun

charKH ki be-rangiyon se sust thi raftar-e-gham
yak-ba-yak har zarra gulshan ban gaya ab kya karun

qufl-e-bab-e-shauq thin mahaul ki KHamoshiyan
dafatan kafir papiha bol uTha ab kya karun

hijr ka sine mein kuchh kam ho chala tha pech-o-tab
baal bikhrane lagi kali ghaTa ab kya karun

aankh jhapkane lagi thi dil mein yaad-e-lahn-e-yaad
mor ki aane lagi ban se sada ab kya karun

ghaT chala tha gham ki rangin badliyon ki aaD se
un ka chehra samne aane laga ab kya karun

aa rahi hain abr se un ki sadaen 'josh' 'josh'
ai KHuda ab kya karun bar-e-KHuda ab kya karun