baanjh chhaton munderon aur pedon par
— Wazir Agha
Chhaton munDeron aur peDon par
Dhaltee dhoop ke ujle kapDe suukh rahe the
Baadal surkh see jhaalar vaale baanke baadal
Hanste chahakte phoolon kaa ik guldasta the
Har shai kundan ruup men Dhal kar damak rahi thee
Gaalon par sone kee Dalag aur aankhon men ik tez chamak thee
Saaraa manzar kaif ke ik lamhe men bebas
Lazzat kee baanhon men jakDaa humak raha thaa
Aur phir do aankhon ko miltee
Kaale uljhe baalon ko mukh par bikhraa.e
ChhoTe chhoTe qadam uThaatee baDhtee aa.ee
Pahlee khiDkee men jab us ne jhaankaa
KhiDkee kee dahleez pe rakkhaa ik naazuk gul-daan chaTakh kar Toot gaya
Uljhe baalon paagal aankhon vaalee ne tab aage baDh kar
Doosree teesree aur phir galee kee har khiDkee men jhaank ke dekhaa
Gul-daanon ko Thokar maaree
Ik ik phuul ko raund diyaa
Tab wo mujh ko dekh ke lapkee
Meree jaanib ghaiz-bharee nazron kaa relaa aayaa
Phir jaise Kuch shokh ke ThiThkee
Surkh gulaab kaa phuul mire haathon men thamaayaa
Aur khud chikne farsh pe gir kar Toot ga.ee
Chhaton munDeron aur peDon par
Dhalti dhup ke ujle kapDe sukh rahe the
Baadal surKH si jhaalar wale banke baadal
Hanste chahakte phulon ka ek guldasta the
Har shai kundan rup mein Dhal kar damak rahi thi
Galon par sone ki Dalag aur aankhon mein ek tez chamak thi
Sara manzar kaif ke ek lamhe mein bebas
Lazzat ki banhon mein jakDa humak raha tha
Aur phir do aankhon ko milti
Kale uljhe baalon ko mukh par bikhrae
ChhoTe chhoTe qadam uThati baDhti aai
Pahli khiDki mein jab us ne jhanka
KhiDki ki dahliz pe rakkha ek nazuk gul-dan chaTaKH kar TuT gaya
Uljhe baalon pagal aankhon wali ne tab aage baDh kar
Dusri tisri aur phir gali ki har khiDki mein jhank ke dekha
Gul-danon ko Thokar mari
Ek ek phul ko raund diya
Tab wo mujh ko dekh ke lapki
Meri jaanib ghaiz-bhari nazron ka rela aaya
Phir jaise Kuch shoKH ke ThiThki
SurKH gulab ka phul mere hathon mein thamaya
Aur KHud chikne farsh pe gir kar TuT gai