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