bismil ke tadapne ki adaon men nasha tha
main haath men talvar liye jhuum raha tha
ghunghat men mire khvab ki tabir chhupi thi
mehndi se hatheli men mira naam likha tha
lab the ki kisi pyali ke honton pe jhuke the
aur haath kahin gardan-e-mina men pada tha
hammam ke aine men shab duub rahi thi
cigarette se nae din ka dhuan phail raha tha
dariya ke kinare pe miri laash padi thi
aur paani ki tah men vo mujhe dhundh raha tha
malum nahin phir vo kahan chhup gaya ‘adil’
saaya sa koi lams ki sarhad pe mila tha
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