Ek taswir-e-rang

main ne jis waqt tujhe pahle-pahal dekha tha
tu jawani ka koi KHwab nazar aai thi

husn ka naghma-e-jawed hui thi malum
ishq ka jazb-e-betab nazar aai thi

ai tarab-zar jawani ki pareshan titli
tu bhi ek bu-e-giraftar hai malum na tha

tere jalwaon mein bahaaren nazar aati thin mujhe
tu sitam-KHurda-e-idbar hai malum na tha

tere nazuk se paron par ye zar-o-sim ka bojh
teri parwaz ko aazad na hone dega

tu ne rahat ki tamanna mein jo gham pala hai
wo teri ruh ko aabaad na hone dega

tu ne sarmae ki chhanw mein panapne ke liye
apne dil apni mohabbat ka lahu becha hai

din ki tazin-e-fasurda ka asasa le kar
shoKH raaton ki masarrat ka lahu becha hai

zaKHm-KHurda hain taKHayyul ki uDanen teri
tere giton mein teri ruh ke gham palte hain

surmagin aaankhon mein yun hasraten lau deti hain
jaise viran mazaron pe diye julte hain

is se kya faeda rangin libaadon ke tale
ruh jalti rahe ghulti rahe pazhmurda rahe

honT hanste hon dikhawe ke tabassum ke liye
dil gham-e-zist se bojhal rahe aazurda rahe

dil ki taskin bhi hai aasaish-e-hasti ki dalil
zindagi sirf zar-o-sim ka paimana nahin

zist ehsas bhi hai shauq bhi hai dard bhi hai
sirf anfas ki tartib ka afsana nahin

umar bhar rengte rahne se kahin behtar hai
ek lamha jo teri ruh mein wusat bhar de

ek lamha jo tere git ko shoKHi de de
ek lamha jo teri lai mein masarrat bhar de