Aangan

Zehra Nigaah

dar divar dariche angan

dahlizen dalan aur kamre

saare ruup ye kitne nazuk

socho to mitti ke khilaune

mere liye ye kunj-e-ibadat

mere liye ye koh-e-sadaqat

mere liye ye manzil-e-vaada

khuld-e-tahaffuz qasr-e-rifaqat

jis ke raj-singhasan baithi

main raani huun main bechari

bahar chahe tufan aaen

lekin yaan sab chain se soen

jab jagen tab suraj nikle

so jaaen tab chandni mahke

mere ghar vaale japte hain

mere naam ki jai-malaen

laxmi chhaya janen mujh ko

sarasvati sa manen mujh ko

chand dekh ke mujh ko dekhen

hariyali par mujhe chalaen

apna takht aur taaj sambhale

shaal doshale kandhon daale

baal baal moti pirvaun!

por por men hiire pahnun

kam-kaj ka pallu dale!

din bhar ghar se uljhun suljhun

raat ko lekin ankhen munde

pichhli rut ka savan dekhun

hiire laal bikharte jaaen

mahl do mahle hatte jaaen

chhota angan niche kamre!

duur duur se haath hilaen

biite lamhe jugnu aise

udte aur chamakte aaen

mutthi bandh ke un ko dekhun

champa phuul mahakte jaaen

jagmag jagmag sone jaisa

ghar sab ki nazron men aaya

bhiga anchal phaila kajal

kis ne dekha kis ne chhupaya