Abhi mausam nahin aaya

abhi tak mausam-e-gul lauT kar aaya nahin
kuchh der baqi hai

abhi is dard ki chhanw mein sanson ko rawan rakhne ka hila
DhunDhna hai

panw mein miTTi ke jute hath mein kashkol-e-jaan
sar par kulah-e-gham

qaba-e-gard mein lipTe badan diwar-e-girya se
laga kar baiThna hai aur

is mausam ka rasta dekhna hai jis ki KHatir
hum ne apni KHak ke zarron se

apne ghar banae the
abhi kuchh der baqi hai

abhi galiyon makanon ki chhaton par DewDhiyon mein KHamushi
KHanjar-ba-kaf pahre pe faez hai

yahan is qarya-e-ibrat mein ek qasra-e-buland-o-pur-hashm hai
jis ke farsh-e-nilmin par ek

amboh ghulaman saf-ba-saf KHali suron ko apne
sine par jhukae

hath bandhe
apne aaqa se wafadari ka dam bharta hai

hajat-mand masail ki tarah be-wazan
lahje mein suKHan karta hai jita hai na marta hai

zara dekho
zara is qarya-e-ibrat ke qasr-e-pur-hashm se us taraf dekho

hawa mahbus hai barg-o-samar se KHali peDon ki
barahna Tahniyon ke sath girhen Dal kar bandhi

gai hai aur
zamistan ki sunahri dhup TukDe TukDe

kar ke shahr ki unchi chhaton par chil kawwon ke liye Dali gai hai
aatish-e-gul se charagh-e-sham tak jo kuchh dil

ushshaq ko wirse mein milta hai
asiran-e-furaat-o-sham ke manind

zanjir-o-salasil mein piro kar sahab-e-qasr-e-hasaham ke samne laya gaya hai
pahra-waron ne dariche

khiDkiyan aur bhaari darwaze muqaffal kar diye hain
aur mausam un darichon

khiDkiyon aur bhaari darwazon se bahar sakit-o-jamid khaDa hai
bazyabi ki ijazat chahta hai

matami rangon mein Duba dard ka mausam huzur-e-shah se
apne tan-e-nazuk pe barg-e-gul sajaane ki himayat chahta hai

beDiyan pahne hue lab-basta-o-sakin hawa ke panw mein
KHushbu ki pael bandhne aur phir use aazad karne

ki saadat chahta hai
lekin

ai kar-e-junun
kar-e-numu aaghaz hone mein abhi kuchh der baqi hai