Nind

raat KHub-surat hai

nind kyun nahin aati

din ki KHashm-gin nazren

kho gain siyahi mein

aahani kaDon ka shor

beDiyon ki jhankaren

qaidiyon ki sanson ki

tund-o-tez aawazen

jelaron ki badkari

galiyon ki bauchhaaren

bebasi ki KHamoshi

KHamushi ki fariyaaden

tah-nashin andhere mein

shab ki shoKH doshiza

KHar-dar taron ko

aahani hisaron ko

par kar ke aai hai

bhar ke apne aanchal mein

jangalon ki KHushbuen

ThanDken pahaDon ki

mere pas lai hai

nil-gun jawan sina

kahkashan ki peshani

nim chand ka joDa

maKHmalin andhere ka

pairahan larazta hai

waqt ki siyah zulfen

KHamushi ke shanon par

KHam-ba-KHam mahakti hain

aur zamin ke honTon par

narm shabnami bose

motiyon ke danton se

khilkhila ke hanste hain

raat KHub-surat hai

nind kyun nahin aati

raat peng leti hai

chandni ke jhule mein

aasman par tare

nanhe nanhe hathon se

bun rahe hain jadu sa

jhinguron ki aawazen

kah rahi hain afsana

dur jel ke bahar

baj rahi hai shahnai

rail apne pahiyon se

loriyan sunati hai

raat KHub-surat hai

nind kyun nahin aati

roz raat ko yunhi

nind meri aankhon se

bewafai karti hai

mujh ko chhoD kar tanha

jel se nikalti hai

bambai ki basti mein

mere ghar ka darwaza

ja ke khaTkhaTati hai

ek nanhe bachche ki

ankhDiyon ke bachpan mein

miThe miThe KHwabon ka

shahad ghol deti hai

ek hasin pari ban kar

loriyan sunati hai

palna hilati hai