jab maah aghan ka dhalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
aur hans hans puus sambhalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
din jaldi jaldi chalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
aur paala barf pighalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
chilla gham thonk uchhalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
tan thokar maar pichhada ho aur dil se hoti ho kushti si
thar-thar ka zor ukhada ho bajti ho sab ki battisi
ho shor phaphu hu-hu ka aur dhuum ho si-si si-si ki
kalle pe kalla lag lag kar chalti ho munh men chakki si
har daant chane se dalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
har ek makan men sardi ne aa bandh diya ho ye chakkar
jo har dam kap-kap hoti ho har aan kadakad aur thar-thar
paithi ho sardi rag rag men aur barf pighalta ho patthar
jhad-bandh mahavat padti ho aur tis par lahren le le kar
sannata baav ka chalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
har chaar taraf se sardi ho aur sehn khula ho kothe ka
aur tan men niima shabnam ka ho jis men khas ka itr laga
chhidkav hua ho paani ka aur khuub palang bhi ho bhiga
hathon men piyala sharbat ka ho aage ik farrash khada
farrash bhi pankha jhalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
jab aisi sardi ho ai dil tab roz maze ki ghaten hon
kuchh narm bichhaune makhmal ke kuchh aish ki lambi raten hon
mahbub gale se lipta ho aur kuhni, chutki, laten hon
kuchh bose milte jaate hon kuchh mithi mithi baten hon
dil aish-o-tarab men palta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
ho farsh bichha ghalichon ka aur parde chhote hon aa kar
ik garm angithi jalti ho aur shama ho raushan aur tis par
vo dilbar, shokh, pari, chanchal, hai dhuum machi jis ki ghar ghar
resham ki narm nihali par sau naz-o-ada se hans hans kar
pahlu ke biich machalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
tarkib bani ho majlis ki aur kafir nachne vaale hon
munh un ke chand ke tukde hon tan un ke ruui ke gaale hon
poshaken nazuk rangon ki aur odhe shaal do-shale hon
kuchh naach aur rang ki dhumen hon aish men ham matvale hon
piyale par pyala chalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
har ek makan ho khalvat ka aur aish ki sab tayyari ho
vo jaan ki jis se ji ghash ho sau naaz se aa jhankari ho
dil dekh ‘nazir’ us ki chhab ko har aan ada par vaari ho
sab aish muhayya ho aa kar jis jis arman ki baai ho
jab sab arman nikalta ho tab dekh baharen jaade ki
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