ek aarzoo

duniyaa ki mahfilon se akta gaya hoon yaa rab

kya lutf anjuman ka jab dil hi bujh gaya ho

shorish se bhaagta hoon dil dhoondata hai mera

aisa sukoot jis par taqureer bhi fida ho

marta hoon khaamushi par ye aarzoo hai meri

daaman mein koh ke ik chhoota sa jhonapda ho

aazaad fikr se hoon uzlat mein din gazaaron

duniyaa ke gham ka dil se kaanta nikal gaya ho

lazzat sarod ki ho chidiyon ke chahachhon mein

chashme ki shorshon mein baaja sa baj raha ho

gul ki kali chatak kar paighaam de kisi ka

saaghar zara sa goya mujh ko jahan numa ho

ho haath ka saraana sabze ka ho bichhauna

sharmaae jis se jalwat khalwat mein wo ada ho

maanoos us quadar ho soorat se meri bulbul

nane se dil mein us ke khatka na kuchh mira ho

saf baandhe donon jaanib boote hare hare hoon

nadi ka saaf paani tasweer le raha ho

ho dil fareb aisa kohsaar ka nazaara

paani bhi mauj ban kar uth uth ke dekhta ho

aaghosh mein zamin ki soya hua ho sabza

phir phir ke jhaadeewan mein paani chamak raha ho

paani ko chhoo rahi ho jhuk jhuk ke gul ki tahni

jaise haseen koi aaeena dekhta ho

mahandi lagaae sooraj jab shaam ki dalan ko

surkhi liye sanahri har phool ki quaba ho

raaton ko chalne waale rah jaaein thak ke jis dam

ameed un ki mera toota hua diya ho

bijli chamak ke un ko kateea miri dikha de

jab aasman pe har so baadal ghara hua ho

pichhle pahar ki koyal wo subh ki maؤzan

mein us ka ham nawa hoon wo meri ham nawa ho

kaanon pe ho na mere der wahram ka ehsan

rauzan hi jhonapdi ka mujh ko sahar numa ho

phoolon ko aae jis dam shabnam wazoo karaane

rona mira wazoo ho naala miri dua ho

us khaamushi mein jaaein itne buland naale

taaron ke quafile ko meri sada dara ho

har dardamand dil ko rona mira rula de

be hosh jo pade hain shaayad anin jaga de