Bagula

main sochta hun

main ek insan hun ek musht-e-ghubar hun main

abhi main ye soch hi raha tha

ki ek aawaz sarsarai faza ki KHamosh wusaton mein

main chaunk uTTha

palaT ke dekha

koi hawai-jahaz parwaz kar raha tha

jo lamha lamha bulandiyon ki taraf rawan tha

main us ko takta raha musalsal

na jaane kab tak

na jaane is lamha-e-gurezan ke tang daman mein

kitni sadiyan simaT gai thin

na jaane meri nazar mein kitne nae ufuq jagmagae

kitne hi chand suraj ubhar ke Dube

kitne hi chand suraj ubhar ke Dube

na jaane wo kaun sa jahan tha

zamin--- ki pairon tale koi farsh-e-zar ho jaise

falak--- ki sar par rida-e-ab-e-guhar ho jaise

faza--- munawwar

hawa--- moattar

nafas nafas mein basi hui nikhat-e-gul-e-tar

KHalaon mein mushtari o zohra ka raqs jari

tamam aalam pe halka halka surur tari

na jaane main kis KHayal mein gum

kis abr-pare pe uD raha tha

ghurur se sar buland kar ke har ek sitare ko dekhta tha

ki ek dil-doz chiKH gunji faza ki KHamosh wusaton mein

main chaunk uTTha

palaT ke dekha

gali se ek haDDiyon ka Dhancha guzar raha tha

jo chiKH kar ek ek se kahta tha

ek roTi--- KHuda tumhaara bhala karega