Fareb-e-nazar

bhigi bhigi si hawaen, mahka mahka sa chaman
chand ki pighli hui chandi se dharti sim-tan

shaKH ke niche pari-paikar sa koi KHanda-zan
champai ruKHsar, lab rangin, gulabi pairahan

main ne ye samjha ki tum ho, tum na the wo phul tha
dhire dhire chehra-e-simin se sarkata naqab

raat mai-KHane ke ek goshe se ubhra mahtab
phul bikhraata tabassum rang barsata shabab

nind ki tarsi hui aankhon pe Tapkata sharab
main ne ye samjha ki tum ho tum na the, wo jam tha

shab ke sine par andheron ki chaTanen thin dhari
na-gahan baadal se nikli, muskuraati ek pari

sim-gun matha, rupahla jism mang afshan bhari
dekh kar sine mein ThanDak aae aankhon mein teri

main ne ye samjha ki tum ho tum na the wo chand tha
dur taron se jahan milti hai sham-e-rahguzar

ab bhi do parchhaiyan paDti hain jis ki KHak par
jis jagah mil kar gale chhuTe the hum ba-chashm-e-tar

bar-ha koi mujhe hansta hua aaya nazar?
main ne ye samjha ki tum ho, tum kahan the wahm tha

husn-e-simin se fazaon mein ujala sa kiye
nashsha-e-ahd-e-jawani se pareshan, be-piye

surKH aankhon mein jalae sham-e-masti ke diye
koi mere pas aaya, hath mein saghar liye

main ne ye samjha ki tum ho, tum kahan the, KHwab tha