jab aankh khulii meri
— Wazir Agha
Sooraj kaa zirah-baktar
Chamkaa to main ghabraayaa
TuuTee huee khiDkee se
Lahraataa huaa neza
Kaunde kee tarah aayaa
Main dard se chillaayaa
HonTon ne paDhe mantar
Seemaab see poron ne
Ik poTlee abrak kee
ChhiDkee mire chehre par
Aur kirnon kaa ik chheenTaa
Maaraa miree aankhon par
Aankhen miree chundhyaa.een
Kuchh bhee na nazar aayaa
Jab aankh khulee meree
Dekhaa ki har ik jaanib
Zartaar see kirnon kaa
Ik zard samundar thaa
Aur zard samundar men
Chaandee kee pahaaDee par
Main peD thaa sone kaa
Shaakhon men miree har soo
Jhankaar thee patton kee
UDtee huee chiDiyon kee
Yaa aag kee Daliyon kee
Ik Daar see aa.ee thee
Aur mujh men samaa.ee thee
Qadmon ke tale mere
Zanjeer thee lamhon kee
Mere zirah-baktar se
Jo kaundaa lapaktaa thaa
Taaron ke jharokon tak
Pal bhar men pahunchtaa thaa
Main jism ke marqad se
Baahar bhee thaa andar bhee
Main khud hee pahaaDee thaa
Aur khud hee samundar bhee
Suraj ka zirah-baktar
Chamka to main ghabraya
TuTi hui khiDki se
Lahraata hua neza
Kaunde ki tarah aaya
Main dard se chillaya
HonTon ne paDhe mantar
Simab si poron ne
Ek poTli abrak ki
ChhiDki mere chehre par
Aur kirnon ka ek chhinTa
Mara meri aankhon par
Aankhen meri chundhyain
Kuchh bhi na nazar aaya
Jab aankh khuli meri
Dekha ki har ek jaanib
Zartar si kirnon ka
Ek zard samundar tha
Aur zard samundar mein
Chandi ki pahaDi par
Main peD tha sone ka
ShaKHon mein meri har su
Jhankar thi patton ki
UDti hui chiDiyon ki
Ya aag ki Daliyon ki
Ek Dar si aai thi
Aur mujh mein samai thi
Qadmon ke tale mere
Zanjir thi lamhon ki
Mere zirah-baktar se
Jo kaunda lapakta tha
Taron ke jharokon tak
Pal bhar mein pahunchta tha
Main jism ke marqad se
Bahar bhi tha andar bhi
Main KHud hi pahaDi tha
Aur KHud hi samundar bhi