Qissa-e-chahaar-KHwab

awwal
halqa-e-yaran mein kanan raat ke pichhle pahar

bastiyon se dur nahron ke kinare KHema-zan
wo daraKHton ki hawaon mein sitare KHema-zan

bastiyon se dur sahra ke nazare KHema-zan
halqa-e-yaran mein kitne naznin nazuk kamar

dom
raqs ke hangam kitne bazuon ka pech-o-KHam

dekhne walon ki nazron mein utar aane ko hai
ye badan ka loch jaise ruh bal khane ko hai

ye nazar ke samne kitne hi aalam KHwab se
raqs ke hangam ubhar aate hain kitne shoKH rang

aur kitne tez ho jate hain nazron ke KHadang
ye KHayalon ke gulistan ye nigahon ke qafas

raqs ke ye daere shola-ba-daman har nafas
soyam

rasm ada hone na pai thi ki KHemon ke qarib
shah-nashin ki samt dauDe is tarah wahshi naqib

kitne arman kitne gham ashkon mein Dhal kar rah gae
ain jashn-e-rasm ke hangam kanan ka gurez

kitne manzar aariz-o-lab ke pighal kar rah gae
kitne lab hasrat-chashida kitni aankhen ashk-rez

jaise saghar aaen hathon mein magar TuTe hue
chheDiyo mat zindagi ke baal-o-par TuTe hue

tar hain is saz ke ai naghma-gar TuTe hue
chahaarum

ye qabilon ke shuyuKH-e-puKHta-umr o saKHt-kosh
wadi-e-dajla ke shahri kurd ke KHana-ba-dosh

laD rahe hain apni apni kaj-kulahi ke liye
kaun daru ban ke aae kam-nigahi ke liye

garmi-e-guftar se mumkin nahin dil ka rafu
guftugu se aur baDh jata hai josh-e-guftugu