Nauha

wahi baadalon ke barasne ke din the
magar wo na barse

mubarak ho shura ki sanat-gari ko
mashaqqat se bijon ko tayyar kar ke

ugai thi sahra mein chuhon ki kheti
jo aahista aahista baDhte rahe

phir khaDe ho gae apni dum ke sahaare
katarne lage aise pyasi zabanon ke nauhe jo mashkon ke

andar amanat paDe the
KHabasat ne ugle the manhus bhuton ke lashkar

ki chuhon ki imdad karte hue nur ki bastiyon mein wo daKHil hue
jo uDate the gard o ghubar apne sar par

phaTe tabal ka shor girta tha dil par
bhayanak sadaon mein bazu uTha kar

chalane lage raqs mein tez panw
taffun mein lipTe hue sans chhoDe

baDhe kichkachate hue dant apne hazaron taraf se
farishton ne dekha to ghabra gae aur KHasta pyalon ko reti se bhar kar

sukaDne lage apne KHemon ki jaanib
wo reti ke zarre jinhen aab suraj ki kirnon ne di thi

magar wo na barse
wahi baadalon ke barasne ke din the