Haar-singar

tum ne dekhe hain kabhi haar-singar
wo dil-awez se masum se do-range phul

raat ko shaKH pe khilte the sitaron ki tarah
wo bhala din ki tamazat ke sitam kyun sahte

is liye aaKHir-e-shab apne hi husn se be-KHud ho kar
os se bhige hue farsh pe kis pyar se bichh jate the

jaise kal raat yahan
zafaran rang ki chadar pe bikhere hon kisi ne moti

aur har roz sawere koi bachchi aa kar
farsh-e-gul par bahut aahista se chalti thi

KHayalon mein pahunch jati thi
is paristan mein ki jis ki pariyan

raat ko farsh pe ye phul bichha jati thin
yaad galiyon se guzarti hun to bachpan ke kisi moD pe mil jate hai

wahi masum, dil-awez, subuk haar-singar
jaanti hun main wahan

ab mere sahn ki diwar ke us par nahin koi daraKHt
ab wahan ek imarat hai bahut unchi si