Barkha-rut

garmi ki tapish bujhane wali
sardi ka payam lane wali

qudrat ke ajaibaat ki kan
aarif ke liye kitab-e-irfan

wo shaKH-o-daraKHt ki jawani
wo mor-o-malaKH ki zindagani

wo sare baras ki jaan barsat
wo kaun-e-KHuda ki shan barsat

aai hai bahut duaon ke baad
wo saikDon iltijaon ke baad

wo aai to aai jaan mein jaan
sab the koi din ke warna mehman

garmi se taDap rahe the jaan-dar
aur dhup mein tap rahe the kohsar

bhubal se siwa tha reg-e-sahra
aur khaul raha tha aab-e-dariya

sanDe the bilon mein munh chhupae
aur hanp rahe the chaarpae

thin lomaDiyan zaban nikale
aur lu se hiran hue the kale

chiton ko na thi shikar ki sudh
hirnon ko na thi qatar ki sudh

the sher paDe kachhaar mein sust
ghaDiyal the rud-bar mein sust

Dhoron ka hua tha haal patla
bailon ne diya tha Dal kandha

bhainson ke lahu na tha badan mein
aur dudh na tha gau ke than mein

ghoDon ka chhuTa tha ghas dana
tha pyas ka un pe taziyana

garmi ka laga hua tha bhabka
aur ans nikal raha tha sab ka

tufan the aandhiyon ke barpa
uThta tha bagule par bagula

aare the badan pe lu ke chalte
shoale the zamin se nikalte

thi aag ka de rahi hawa kaam
tha aag ka nam muft bad-nam

raston mein sawar aur paidal
sab dhup ke hath se the bekal

ghoDon ke na aage uThte the panw
milti thi kahin jo rukh ki chhanw

thi sab ki nigah su-e-aflak
pani ki jagah barasti thi KHak