galiyon ki shamen bujh gaiin aur shahr suuna ho gaya
bijli ka khamba thaam kar banka sipahi so gaya
tarikiyon ki deviyan karne lagin sargoshiyan
ik dhimi dhimi taan men gaane lagin khamoshiyan
mashriq ke parbat se vare ubhrin ghataen yak-ba-yak
angdaiyan lene lagin be-khud havaen yak-ba-yak
taare nigalti badliyan charon taraf chhane lagin
chham-chham phuvaron ki jhadi dharti pe barsane lagin
kutte achanak chaunk kar bhonken dubak kar so gae
be-ras chachodi haddiyon ki lazzaton men kho gae
maaen lapakti hain kahin bachche bilakte hain kahin
aur khaat lene ke liye budhe uchakte hain kahin
ik sarsarahat si uthi lahrai tham kar rah gai
har chiiz ne ankhen malin har chiiz jam kar rah gai
phir gungunati zulmaton ka sehr har-su chha gaya
badal kahin gum hogae taron pe jauban aa gaya
qudarat ke sab chhote bade qanun hain yaksan magar
parde pade hain ja-ba-ja chhanti nahin jin se nazar
insan ka maasum dil tarik suuna shahr hai
jis ke tale ehsas ki chingariyon ki lahar hai
jab dekhta hai vo kahin badmast panghat valiyan
galon ko jin ke chumti hain patli patli baliyan
zulfen ghataon ki tarah ankhen sitaron ki tarah
chalna havaon ki tarah rangat shararon ki tarah
lahnge ki lahron ke tale makkhan se paanv raqs men
pagdandiyon ke us taraf gagar ki chhanv raqs men
siine chhalakte mai-kade aur hont paimanon ke lab
takhnon pe bajti jhanjhnen hansna-hansana be-sabab
ye dekh kar angdaiyan leta hai dil insan ka
aur us ki har dhadkan pe hota hai guman tufan ka
galiyon men chhup jaati hain jab ye chalti-phirti bijliyan
hota hai taari ruuh par sunsan raton ka saman
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