Aabla

udasi ke ufuq par jab tumhaari yaad ke jugnu chamakte hain

to meri ruh par rakkha hua ye hijr ka patthar

chamakti barf ki surat pighalta hai!

agarche yun pighalne se ye patthar, sang-reza to nahin banta!

magar ek hausla sa dil ko hota hai,

ki jaise sar-ba-sar tarik shab mein bhi

agar ek zard-ru, sahma hua tara nikal aae

to qatil raat ka be-ism jadu TuT jata hai

musafir ke safar ka rasta to kam nahin hota

magar tare ki chilman se

koi bhula hua manzar achanak jagmagata hai!

sulagte panw mein ek aabla sa phuT jata hai