Sarban

sarban nikle the jis waqt gharon se apne

aashiyanon ko parinde bhi nahin chhoDte jab

raste

raston ki aaghosh hi mein soe the

aur hawa

sabz pahaDon se nahin utri thi

aasman par abhi taron ki saji thi mahfil

sarban nikle the jis waqt gharon se apne

rang KHwabon mein abhi ghulte the

jism mein wasl ki lazzat ka nasha baqi tha

garm bistar mein

gul-e-KHubi pareshan thi abhi

dudh se KHub bhara

ek kaTora tha tipai pe dhara

sarban nikle the jis waqt safar par apne

chaar-su gahri KHamoshi thi

chandni rit ke sine pe abhi soi thi

aur dhire se

saba KHushbuen bikhraati thi

os se bhigi hui

ghas ki har patti jhuki jati thi

raat ke nil mein kuchh nur ghula jata tha

ye jahan aaina-KHana sa nazar aata tha

sarban gahri KHamoshi mein gharon se nikle

lau charaghon ki unhen jhankti thi

dhul qadmon se lipaTte hue ye kahti thi:

tum kahin jao na abhi

sae ashjar se raston pe utar aae the

dar-o-diwar KHamoshi se the fariyaad-kunan

thin jugali mein magan unTniyan

ghanTiyan jagti thin

lazzat-e-wasl se madhosh hawa jagti thi

pankhuDi honTon pe KHamosh dua jagti thi

chaar-su gahri KHamoshi thi

faza jagti thi

sarban nikle the jis waqt safar par apne