Shahr Mein

bans ki konpalon ki tarah raat ki raat baDhti hui laDkiyo

aaine ke har ek zawiye se ulajhti hui laDkiyo

tasht-e-simab jhalkati jhukti hui laDkiyo

nit-nae mausamon ki tarah mujh pe biti hui laDkiyo

mere hone ko taslim kar lo to aage baDhin

KHwab-dar-KHwab bas ek hi KHwab hai

mere hone ka KHwab

bhagte raston mein koi sang raftar-paima bata de

ki main chal raha tha

bhiD mein chalte chalte achanak koi mujh ko kahni se aage baDha de

ki main rahnuma tha

koi fan ki dewi

surayya se utre

mujhe apne andar samo le

koi meri aankhon mein chubhte hue zarra-e-reg ke waste

apne aanchal ka kona bhigo le

mujhe rishta-e-jism-o-jaan mein piro le

koi bas ghaDi-do-ghaDi sath ho le

ya mujhe qulzum-e-KHud-faramoshi-e-mawara mein Dubo le

KHwab-dar-KHwab bas ek hi KHwab hai

mere hone ka KHwab

sanwli laDkiyo champai laDkiyo nit-nai laDkiyo

mere hone ko taslim kar lo to aage baDhen

kaun jaane daraKHton ke pichhe nai KHushbuen

raste bhar hamara swagat karen

kaun jaane ki aahaT se Darti hui faDfaDati hui faKHtaen

hamare suron par sipar tan den

aur hum sarsaraate hue aanchalon ki hua oDh kar so rahen

ya meri jaan-e-jaan

kaun jaane ki aate dinon mein kisi rose andhi saDak par

kisi chiKHte bhunkte kale kutte se Darte hue

hum achanak kahin aa milen

ajnabi raston ki taraf chal paDen

zehn mein KHwab ka silsila phailta ho

aankh mein nind ka zaiqa tairta ho

bahar-taur aasudgi hai

aur kohre ki chadar

aur sileTi parindon ki manind sahil ko tarik karti hui sham hai

aur yaKH-basta gahri daraDen

aur marmar ke bhaari sutunon se lipTi hui laDkiyan hain

aur fasilon ke us par tatar-o-taimur ka KHauf hai

aur us par talwar aur KHanjar uThae hue ahlakaran-e-afwaj bedar hain

palki nalki

aur kahaaron ki aawaz bibi haTo

ab ke barish ne mehndi ke peDon ki sari hina chhin li hai

main ki be-chehra

jismon ke jangal mein hone ka ek KHwab le kar chala tha

so ab sar-ba-zanu paDa hun

sanwli laDkiyo champai laDkiyo nit-nai laDkiyo

is gadagar ke kashkol ki sansanahaT suno

mere hone ka matam karo

apne hone ka matam karo

aur har aate-jate musafir se ro kar kaho

shahr mein KHairiyat ke siwa kuchh nahin hai