Hawa ke' jhonkhon ki yeh chera cheri

Hawa ke' jhonkhon ki yeh chera cheri,
Unke chehre' pe giri zulfon ka yeh nazara.

Jaise' keh rahi ho kuch mujhse',
Kya samajh rahe' ho mausam ka yeh ishara?

Gustakhiyan ab mann ko uksa rahi hain,
Armaan bhi dil ko de' rahe' hain kuch aisa hi mashwara.

Yahan unke' chehre' pe' unki zulfon ka jaise' ashiana ban gaya,
Aur uss taraf asmaan mein chand par kaale' baadlon ka jaise' ashiana ban gaya.

Meri nazrein ab iss kashmakash mein uljhi hui hai,
Tareef unke' chehre' ki ya phir asmaan pe' uss nazare' ki zyada karoon?

Yeh sawaal ab mera diwanapan ban gaya.

Ek-a-ek hawa ke' jhonkhe' ne' unki zulfon ko unke' chehre' se' alagh kar diya,
Aur uss taraf asmaan mein baadlon ne' khud ko chand se' alagh diya.

Phir bhi main chand ki uss roshni ko bhool hi gaya,
Aur unke' chehre' ki noor mein naa jaane' kaise' kho gaya?