Barkha-rut

garmi ki tapish bujhane wali

sardi ka payam lane wali

qudrat ke ajaibaat ki kan

aarif ke liye kitab-e-irfan

wo shaKH-o-daraKHt ki jawani

wo mor-o-malaKH ki zindagani

wo sare baras ki jaan barsat

wo kaun-e-KHuda ki shan barsat

aai hai bahut duaon ke baad

wo saikDon iltijaon ke baad

wo aai to aai jaan mein jaan

sab the koi din ke warna mehman

garmi se taDap rahe the jaan-dar

aur dhup mein tap rahe the kohsar

bhubal se siwa tha reg-e-sahra

aur khaul raha tha aab-e-dariya

sanDe the bilon mein munh chhupae

aur hanp rahe the chaarpae

thin lomaDiyan zaban nikale

aur lu se hiran hue the kale

chiton ko na thi shikar ki sudh

hirnon ko na thi qatar ki sudh

the sher paDe kachhaar mein sust

ghaDiyal the rud-bar mein sust

Dhoron ka hua tha haal patla

bailon ne diya tha Dal kandha

bhainson ke lahu na tha badan mein

aur dudh na tha gau ke than mein

ghoDon ka chhuTa tha ghas dana

tha pyas ka un pe taziyana

garmi ka laga hua tha bhabka

aur ans nikal raha tha sab ka

tufan the aandhiyon ke barpa

uThta tha bagule par bagula

aare the badan pe lu ke chalte

shoale the zamin se nikalte

thi aag ka de rahi hawa kaam

tha aag ka nam muft bad-nam

raston mein sawar aur paidal

sab dhup ke hath se the bekal

ghoDon ke na aage uThte the panw

milti thi kahin jo rukh ki chhanw

thi sab ki nigah su-e-aflak

pani ki jagah barasti thi KHak