koii phuul dhuup kii pattiyon men hare ribbon se bandhaa huaa
— Bashir Badr
Koee phuul dhuup kee pattiyon men hare ribbon se bandhaa huaa
Vo ghazal kaa lahja nayaa nayaa na kahaa huaa na sunaa huaa
Jise le ga.ee hai abhee havaa vo varaq thaa dil kee kitaab kaa
Kaheen aansuon se miTaa huaa kaheen aansuon se likhaa huaa
Ka.ee miil ret ko kaaT kar koee mauj phuul khilaa ga.ee
Koee peD pyaas se mar rahaa hai nadee ke paas khaDaa huaa
Vahee khat ki jis pe jagah jagah do mahakte honTon ke chaand the
Kisee bhoole-bisre se taaq par tah-e-gard hogaa dabaa huaa
Mujhe haadson ne sajaa sajaa ke bahut haseen banaa diyaa
Miraa dil bhee jaise dulhan kaa haath ho mehndiyon se rachaa huaa
Vahee shahr hai vahee raaste vahee ghar hai aur vahee lawn bhee
Magar is dareeche se poochhnaa vo darakht anaar kaa kyaa huaa
Mire saath jugnoo hai ham-safar magar is sharar kee bisaat kyaa
Ye charaagh koee charaagh hai na jalaa huaa na bujhaa huaa