Ek Ajab Si Duniya Dekha Karta Tha

Alam Khursheed

ek ajab si duniya dekha karta tha

din men bhi main sapna dekha karta tha

ek ḳhayal-abad tha mere dil men bhi

ḳhud ko main shahzada dekha karta tha

sabz pari ka uḌan-khaTola har lamhe

apni janib aata dekha karta tha

uḌ jaata tha ruup badal kar chiḌiyon ke

jangal sahra dariya dekha karta tha

hiire jaisa lagta tha ik ik patthar

har miTTi men sona dekha karta tha

koi nahin tha tishna registanon men

har sahra men dariya dekha karta tha

har janib hariyali thi ḳhush-hali thi

har chehre ko hansta dekha karta tha

bachpan ke din kitne achchhe hote hain

sab kuchh hi main achchha dekha karta tha

aankh khuli to saare manzar gha.eb hain

band ankhon se kya kya dekha karta tha