abhi to main ne faqat baarishon ko jhelaa hai — Arif Imam

ek parda hai be-sabaati kaa
aaine aur tire jamaal ke biich

ik baras ho gayaa use dekhe
ik sadi aa gai hai saal ke biich

banaa rahaa huun abhi ghar ko aaina-khaana
phir apne haath mein patthar bhi dekhnaa hai mujhe

havas na jaan tujhe chhu ke dekhnaa ye hai
tujhe hi dekh rahe hain ki khvaab dekhte hain

subu mein aks-e-rukh-e-maahtaab dekhte hain
sharaab piite nahin ham sharaab dekhte hain

apne hi pairon se apnaa-aap raund
apni hasti ko miTaa kar raqs kar

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe

baadalon ne aaj barsaayaa lahu
amn kaa har faakhta rone lagaa

maaein darvaazon par hain
baarish hone vaali hai

vo gulaabi baadalon mein ek niili jhiil si
hosh qaaem kaise rahte thaa hi kuchh aisaa libaas

masjid abru mein teri mardumuk hai jiyun imaam
mu-e-mizhgaan muqtadi ho mil ke karte hain namaaz

fariyaad ai tasavvur-e-abru-e-dil-fareb
qible ki samt bhuul gayaa huun namaaz mein