Dajla ke KHwab

ye adaen raqs ke hangam kitni raqs-KHez
wo jawanan-e-qabila hosh se bahar chale

kakulon ke sumbulistan aarizon par aks-rez
jaise sahil ka nazara aab-e-dariya par chale

ek tassur hai ki raqsan ho raha hai har taraf
shamen raushan hain charaghan ho raha hai har taraf

aag ke atraf raushan jaise ek fanus-e-raqs
raqs karti laDkiyan kuchh aag ke atraf yun

jaise sath-e-ab par mahtab ke haale ka aks
jis ko jhule mein jhulaen mauj-ha-e-simgun

mil ke jab jhukti hain lagti hain kali munh-band si
aur jab tanti hain kis darja bhali dil-band si

ek taraf wo surKH mishal hath mein le kar chale
kuchh hasin kuchh naznin kuchh sarw-qad kuchh sim-tan

jaise kuchh phulon ke nazuk narm-rau lashkar chale
narm-raftari mein dajla ke tamawwuj ki phaban

jaise sahraon ke aahu mahw-e-gul-gasht-e-chaman
ye hasin aahu-qadam aahu-nafas aahu-mizaj

le rahe hain nau-jawanan-e-qabila se KHiraj
jalwa-paira jalwa-saman kitne dilkash mahtab

kitne afsanon ke paikar kitne rang-o-bu ke KHwab
wo jabinon ke araq mein jaise shoalon ke sarab

jaise sandal mein shararon ke tabassum mahw-e-KHwab
shoala-afshan kakulon mein surKH phulon ke charagh

jaise tariki mein mil jaen ujale ke suragh
aarizon ki chandni phaili hui si har taraf

har taraf hai ek tarkash ek aahu har qadam
kar rahe hain raqs daf par mahwishan-e-jalwa-tab

har taraf bikhre hue hain wadi-e-dajla ke KHwab
kuchh kanwal kuchh nastaran kuchh sumbulistan kuchh gulab