dukh ki lahar ne chhedaa hogaa
— Nasir Kazmi
Dukh kee lahar ne chheDaa hogaa
Yaad ne kankar phenkaa hogaa
Aaj to meraa dil kahtaa hai
Too is vaqt akelaa hogaa
Mere choome hue haathon se
Auron ko khat likhtaa hogaa
Bhiig chaleen ab raat kee palken
Too ab thak kar soyaa hogaa
Rail kee gahree siiTee sun kar
Raat kaa jangal goonjaa hogaa
Shahr ke khaalee station par
Koee musaafir utraa hogaa
Aangan men phir chiDiyaan boleen
Too ab so kar uTThaa hogaa
Yaadon kee jaltee shabnam se
Phuul saa mukhDaa dhoyaa hogaa
Motee jaisee shakl banaa kar
Aa.eene ko taktaa hogaa
Shaam huee ab too bhee shaayad
Apne ghar ko lauTaa hogaa
Niilee dhundlee khaamoshee men
Taaron kee dhun suntaa hogaa
Meraa saathee shaam kaa taaraa
Tujh se aankh milaataa hogaa
Shaam ke chalte haath ne tujh ko
Meraa salaam to bhejaa hogaa
Pyaasee kurlaatee koonjon ne
Meraa dukh to sunaayaa hogaa
Main to aaj bahut royaa hoon
Too bhee shaayad royaa hogaa
'naasir' teraa miit puraanaa
Tujh ko yaad to aataa hogaa