wo baag men meraa muntazir tha
— Parveen Shakir
Wo baagh men meraa muntazir tha
Aur chaand tulooa ho raha tha
Zulf-e-shab-e-vasl khul rahi thee
Khushboo saanson men ghul rahi thee
Aa.ee thee main apne pee se milne
Jaise koi gul havaa se khilne
Ik umr ke ba.ad main hansee thee
Khud par kitnee tavajjoh dee thii!
Pahnaa gahraa basantee joDaa
Aur itr-e-suhaag men basaayaa
Aa.eene men khud ko phir ka.ee baar
Us kee nazron se main ne dekhaa
Sandal se chamak raha tha maathaa
Chandan se badan mahak raha tha
HonTon pe bahut shareer laalee
Gaalon pe gulaal kheltaa tha
Baalon men piro.e itne motee
Taaron kaa gumaan ho raha tha
Afshaan kee lakeer maang men thee
Kaajal aankhon men hans raha tha
Kaanon men machal rahi thee baalee
Baanhon se lipaT raha tha gajraa
Aur saare badan se phooTtaa tha
Us ke liye giit jo likhaa tha!
Haathon men liye diye kee thaalee
Us ke qadmon men jaa ke baiThee
Aa.ee thee ki aartee utaaroon
Saare jeevan ko daan kar duun!
Dekhaa mire devtaa ne mujh ko
Ba.ad is ke zaraa saa muskuraayaa
Phir mere sunahre thaal par haath
Rakkhaa bhee to ik diyaa uThaayaa
Aur meree tamaam zindagee se
Maangee bhee to ek shaam maangee
Wo bagh mein mera muntazir tha
Aur chand tulua ho raha tha
Zulf-e-shab-e-wasl khul rahi thi
KHushbu sanson mein ghul rahi thi
Aai thi main apne pi se milne
Jaise koi gul hawa se khilne
Ek umr ke baad main hansi thi
KHud par kitni tawajjoh di thi!
Pahna gahra basanti joDa
Aur itr-e-suhag mein basaya
Aaine mein KHud ko phir kai bar
Us ki nazron se main ne dekha
Sandal se chamak raha tha matha
Chandan se badan mahak raha tha
HonTon pe bahut sharir lali
Galon pe gulal khelta tha
Baalon mein piroe itne moti
Taron ka guman ho raha tha
Afshan ki lakir mang mein thi
Kajal aankhon mein hans raha tha
Kanon mein machal rahi thi baali
Banhon se lipaT raha tha gajra
Aur sare badan se phuTta tha
Us ke liye git jo likha tha!
Hathon mein liye diye ki thaali
Us ke qadmon mein ja ke baiThi
Aai thi ki aarti utarun
Sare jiwan ko dan kar dun!
Dekha mere dewta ne mujh ko
Baad is ke zara sa muskuraya
Phir mere sunahre thaal par hath
Rakkha bhi to ek diya uThaya
Aur meri tamam zindagi se
Mangi bhi to ek sham mangi