Pazirai

dil baDha us ki pazirai ko
hathon mein uThae

sabz jugnu
nuqrai gul

surKH naranji sunahri kanpti lau ka charagh
aisi gul-ru thi ki jab aati nazar ke samne

sari samton mein mahak uThte the bagh
aisi mah-ruKH thi andhere mein bhi

jab dil ke qarib aata kabhi us ka KHayal
is ada se sar pe rakkhe

chand-taron se bhara pura falak
jaise ho ek chhoTa sa thaal

aisi dilbar thi ki jab rakh deti
dil ke dil pe hath

bhul jata zindagi ke ranj
ghairon ke diye sab zaKHm

apnon se suni har talKH baat
aur gai to le gai

har ek KHushi har raushni ko apne sath
zindagi kya jagmagati

bujh gai jab kaenat
kis tarah zinda raha dil

aadatan dhaDka kya dil
raste mein

bas isi ke raste mein
umr-bhar Thahra raha dil

aur zahe qismat chali aati hai phir se
apne chehre par sajae

ek nadamat
muskurahaT mein KHajalat

aankh mein lekin wahi pahli qayamat
khul uTha hai dil

baDha hai sar pe rakkhe
jhilmilati aarzuon aur ummidon ka taj

dil baDha
pahli mohabbat

aur nae gham ki pazirai ko aaj