Dekh Lo Ge KHud!

darKHto? muntazir ho!

paniyon mein jhankte kya ho?

khaDe ho sakit-o-jamid

KHud apne aks ki hairaniyon mein gum

tako ek dusre ka munh

raho yun istada

paniyon ko kya

yunhin bahte rahenge

aks jo jhalkega

sath-e-ab bas aaina ban kar jagmagaegi

hawa jo mauj mein aai

to bas lahron se khelegi

tumhaare Dagmagate aks ko

koi sambhaala tak nahin dega!

tumhaare apne patte taliyan piTenge

san-san sansanahaT se hawa ki

kanpti shaKHen

karengi kya

kanar-e-abju mah-ru

taka karta tha ghanTon mahwiyat se

ishtiyaq-e-did ka aalam

har ek patte ki aankhon mein

tumhaara dilruba mah-ru

wo ab lauTe bhala kaise

darKHto bhul sakti hai kahan

wo shakl

jis ko dekh kar pani ki aankhen

is tarah se jagmagati thin

ki us ko dekhne

qaus-e-quzah ke rang

hanste khilkhilate

aa gale lagte the lahron se!

kai ek bar tum ne bhi

usi ki chah mein

jhuk kar

hawa-e-tez mein bhi

be-KHatar

chumi thi peshani isi pani ki

jo mil kar hawaon se

jaDon mein bhar raha hai nam!

use kis baat ka hai gham

giroge munh ke bal to

qahqaha pani ka sun lena!

tumhein apni tahon mein yun chhupaega

KHabar tak bhi nahin hogi kisi ko

tum yahan par the

baha le jaega

anjaan se un sahilon tak

aur

wahan un sahilon par

KHas-o-KHashak mein Dhal kar

tumhaari muntazir aankhen salamat rah gain to

dekh loge KHud

wahi mah-ru

palaT kar jo kabhi aaya nahin tha!