Jawani

bedar huin mahr-e-jawani ki shuaen

paDne lagin aalam ki isi samt nigahen

KHwabida the jazbaat badalne lage karwaT

ru-e-sharar-e-tur se haTne laga ghungat

bharne lage bazu to hue band-e-qaba tang

chaDhne laga tifli pe jawani ka naya rang

saghar ki khanak ban gai us shoKH ki aawaz

barbat ki hui gudgudi ya jag uThe saz

aaza mein lachak hai to hai ek loch kamar mein

aasab mein para hai to bijli hai nazar mein

aane lagi har baat pe ruk ruk ke hansi ab

rangin tamawwuj se giran-bar hue lab

wo dekh badalte hue pahlu koi uTTha

wo dekh bigaDe hue gesu koi uTTha

wo dekh ki kis gul ki mahak phaili hai har-su

wo dekh ki hai kaun rawan bajte hain ghungru

kam-baKHt ajal thi ye jawani ki qaba mein

TukDe hain kisi dil ke bhi naqsh-e-kaf-e-pa mein