barsaat ki ek raat

Kaifi Azmi

Ye barsaat ye mausam-e-shaadmaanee Khas-o-khaar par phaT paDee hai javaanee BhaDaktaa hai rah rah ke soz-e-mohabbat Jhamaa-jham barastaa hai pur-shor paanee Fazaa jhoomtee hai ghaTaa jhoomtee hai Darakhton ko zau barq kee choomtee hai Thirakte hue abr kaa jazb tauba Ki daaman uThaa.e zameen ghoomtee hai KaDaktee hai bijlee chamaktee hain boonden Lapaktaa hai kaundaa damaktee hain boonden Rag-e-jaan pe rah rah ke lagtee hain choTen Chhamaa-chham khalaa men khanaktee hain boonden Falak gaa raha hai zameen gaa rahi hai Kaleje men har lai chubhee jaa rahi hai Mujhe paa ke is mast shab men akelaa Ye rangeen ghaTaa tiir barsaa rahi hai Chamaktaa hai bujhtaa hai tharraa raha hai BhaTakne kee jugnoo sazaa paa raha hai Abhee zehn men tha ye raushan takhayyul Fazaa men jo uDtaa chalaa jaa raha hai Lachak kar sambhalte hain jab abr-paare Baraste hain daaman se dum-daar taare Machaltee hai rah rah ke baalon men bijlee Gulaabee hue jaa rahe hain kinaare Fazaa jhuum kar rang barsaa rahi hai Har ik saans sho.ala banee jaa rahi hai Kabhee is tarah yaad aatee nahin thee Vo jis tarah is waqt yaad aa rahi hai Bhalaa lutf kya manzar-e-pur-asar de Ki ashkon ne aankhon pe Daale hain parde Kaheen aur jaa kar baras mast baadal Khudaa teraa daaman javaahir se bhar de Ye barsat ye mausam-e-shadmani KHas-o-KHar par phaT paDi hai jawani BhaDakta hai rah rah ke soz-e-mohabbat Jhama-jham barasta hai pur-shor pani Faza jhumti hai ghaTa jhumti hai DaraKHton ko zau barq ki chumti hai Thirakte hue abr ka jazb tauba Ki daman uThae zamin ghumti hai KaDakti hai bijli chamakti hain bunden Lapakta hai kaunda damakti hain bunden Rag-e-jaan pe rah rah ke lagti hain choTen Chhama-chham KHala mein khanakti hain bunden Falak ga raha hai zamin ga rahi hai Kaleje mein har lai chubhi ja rahi hai Mujhe pa ke is mast shab mein akela Ye rangin ghaTa tir barsa rahi hai Chamakta hai bujhta hai tharra raha hai BhaTakne ki jugnu saza pa raha hai Abhi zehn mein tha ye raushan taKHayyul Faza mein jo uDta chala ja raha hai Lachak kar sambhalte hain jab abr-pare Baraste hain daman se dum-dar tare Machalti hai rah rah ke baalon mein bijli Gulabi hue ja rahe hain kinare Faza jhum kar rang barsa rahi hai Har ek sans shoala bani ja rahi hai Kabhi is tarah yaad aati nahin thi Wo jis tarah is waqt yaad aa rahi hai Bhala lutf kya manzar-e-pur-asar de Ki ashkon ne aankhon pe Dale hain parde Kahin aur ja kar baras mast baadal KHuda tera daman jawahir se bhar de