gaye dinon kaa suraag lekar kidhar se aayaa kidhar gayaa wo ajiib maanuus ajanabii thaa mujhe to hairaan kar gayaa wo wo hijr kii raat kaa sitaaraa wo hamnafas hamsukan hamaaraa sadaa rahe usakaa naam pyaaraa sunaa hai kal raat mar gayaa wo wo raat kaa benavaa musaafir wo teraa shaair wo teraa naasir terii galii tak to hamane dekhaa thaa phir na jaane kidhar gayaa wo bas ek motii sii chhab dikhaakar bas ek miithii sii dhun sunaakar sitaaraaeshaam ban ke aayaa barangekaabesahar gayaa wo kushii kii raat ho yaa gam kaa mausam nazar use dhuundhatii hai haradam wo buuegul thaa ki nagmaaejaan mere to dil men utar gayaa wo na ab wo yaadon kaa chadhataa dariyaa na fursaton kii hai os barakhaa yuunhii zaraa sii kasak hai dil men jo zakm gaharaa thaa bhar gayaa wo kuchh ab sambhalane lagii hai jaan bhii badal chalaa daureaasamaan bhii jo raat bhaarii thii tal gaii hai jo din kadaa thaa guzar gayaa wo bas ek manzil hai bulhawas kii hazaar raste hain ahaledil ke yahii to hai farq mujhamen usamen guzar gayaa main thahar gayaa wo shikastaapaa raah men khadaa huun gaye dinon ko bhuu rahaa huun jo qaafilaa meraa hamasafar thaa misaalegardesafar gayaa wo meraa to kuun ho gayaa hai paanii sitamagaron kii palak na bhiigii jo naalaa utthaa thaa raat dil se na jaane kyuun beasar gayaa wo wo mayakade ko jagaane waalaa wo raat kii niind udaane waalaa ye aaj kyaa usake jii men aaii ki shaam hote hii ghar gayaa wo wo jisake shaane pe haath rakh kar safar kiyaa tuune manzilon kaa terii galii se na jaane kyuun aaj sar jhukaaye guzar gayaa wo
