Ye Din

yahi din to azal se meri qismat tha

magar aankhon mein sahra ne bhari wo ret

sab tarik lagta tha

main kitne hi sarabon aur azabon se thi guzri

KHushk honTon par duaen bhi nahin thin

abhi to aasman dekha tha main ne

nishan tak bhi nahin tha baadalon ka

ajab din hai

sar-e-sahra hai wo jal-thal

ki hum yun

bhigte chhinTe uDate

muskuraate manzaron ke aaine mein

dekhte hain aks

jo aankhon mein khulte hain!

ragon mein saaton ki

ek sarshaari samai hai

yahi ek din to meri zindagi bhar ki kamai hai

isi ki kokh se ubhrenge

sad-ha muskuraate din

bhula baiThe wo sal o sin

ki jab is zindagi ko ek pal fursat nahin thi

aa ke mil leti

ye dekho! zindagi ne aaj KHud aa ke pukara hai

yaqin hai

ab se har lamha hamara hai!