Ham-zad

main aaj daftar mein subh pahuncha

to ek naya zard zard chehra nazar paDa

jis ko dekhte hi

man mere dil mein ek daricha khula

aur us ke aqab se

us zard shakl ki ham-shabih

ek surKH shakl ubhri

sharir gustaKH be-takalluf

ubhar ke mere qarib aai

qarib aa kar

nazar mila kar

wo khilkhila kar hansi

aur apne sharir poron se

mere collar ki saKHtiyan paemal kar din

safed baalon ke pech-o-KHam mein

siyahiyon ki lakir khinchi

nigah se sab KHushunaten

aur jabin se sab silwaTen miTa din

mujhe dariche se le ke nikli

tawil rahon pe

sabza-zaron mein

lahlahate hasin kheton mein

chand taron mein phir rahi thi

ki jab achanak

daricha-e-dil ke band hone se waqt ke pul-siraat ki tez Dor TuTi

wahi safedi ke pech-o-KHam the

wahi safedi ke pech-o-KHam ke tale jabin par shikan

nigah mein KHushunaten

ru-ba-ru wahi zard zard chehra

jo kanpti ungliyon se file ko mez par rakh ke haT raha tha