ai mire hasin-khvabo
tum kahan se aae ho
kis ufuq se ubhre ho
kis shafaq se nikhre ho
kin gulon ki sohbat men
tum ne tarbiyat paai
kis jahan se laae ho
ye jamal-o-raanai
jel to bhayanak hai
is zalil duniya men
husn ka guzar kaisa
rang hai na nikhat hai
nuur hai na jalva hai
jabr ki hukumat hai
tum kahan se aae ho
ai mire hasin-khvabo
main ne tum ko dekha hai
yaad ab nahin aata
shayad ek ladki ki
thartharati palkon men
jagmagati ankhon men
ya kisi tabassum men
jo naha ke nikla ho
ansuon ki shabnam se
ik humakte bachche ki
mutthiyon ke phulon par
titliyon ki yurish si
aur maan ki nazron men
saikdon umidon ke
shokh rang gul-daste
main ne tum ko dekha hai
nannhi nannhi gudiyon men
nachte khilaunon men
ya rabar ki gendon men
main ne tum ko dekha hai
ghutniyon chale ho tum
totli zabanon se
tum ne duudh manga hai
”ek shah.zada tha
ek shahzadi thi”
is hasin kahani par
jaane kitne bachchon ne
apne sar uthae hain
jaane kitni ankhon men
phuul muskurae hain
aur main samajhta huun
tum isi kahani ki
sar-zamin se aae ho
kuchh kisan kanyaen
sabz o surkh shishon ki
chudiyan kalai men
aur galat ki chandi ki
hansuliyon se gardan men
niim chand ke halqe
choliyon pe lahngon par
zard zard mitti ke
zard bel-bute se
maile maile anchal par
baliyon ke bose hain
un ke haath men hansie
giit gaane lagte hain
jhuum jhuum kar paude
apna sar jhukate hain
nau-javan lathyare
khet ki munderon par
prem giit gaate hain
ai mire hasin-khvabo
tum inhen baharon ki
konpalon se phute ho
ek kar-khane men
chand nau-javanon ne
anjuman banai hai
aur is men lenin ki
ik kitab padhte hain
sun rahi hain divaren
hans rahi hai tariki
nau-javan baithe hain
aur kitab padhte hain
ek ek jumle par
chaunk chaunk padte hain
ek ek fiqre par
apna sar hilate hain
gaah aah bharte hain
gaah muskurate hain
main ne un ke sinon men
ai mire hasin-khvabo
tum ko nachte dekha
main ne tum ko dekha hai
jab siyah mehraben
asman pe banti hain
jab sukut ki pariyan
kahkashan pe chalti hain
gesuon ki nikhat se
jab hava mahakti hain
jab faza chahakti hai
mere garm honton par
pyaar thartharate hain
aur meri mahbuba
apne rang-e-ariz se
bijliyan banati hai
aur meri nazron men
ik jahan mitta hai
ik jahan banta hai
ik zamin hatti hai
ik zamin aati hai
main asiir huun lekin
tum ko koi bhi qanun
qaid kar nahin sakta
sar-buland aur azad
yuun hi muskurae jaao
mere dil ki duniya men
yuun hi jagmagae jaao
qaid-o-band ke jallad
tum ko pa nahin sakte
lambe lambe zalim haath
tum ko chhu nahin sakte
ai mire hasin-khvabo
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