aankhon mein ek baar ubharne ki der thi — Bharat Bhushan Pant

is tarah to aur bhi divaangi baDh jaaegi
paagalon ko paagalon se duur rahnaa chaahiye

har taraf thi khaamoshi aur aisi khaamoshi
raat apne saae se ham bhi Dar ke roe the

ham kaafiron ne shauq mein roza to rakh liyaa
ab hausla baDhaane ko iftaar bhi to ho

khaamoshi mein chaahe jitnaa begaana-pan ho
lekin ik aahaT jaani-pahchaani hoti hai

har ghaDi teraa tasavvur har nafas teraa khayaal
is tarah to aur bhi teri kami baDh jaaegi

ek jaise lag rahe hain ab sabhi chehre mujhe
hosh ki ye intihaa hai yaa bahut nashshe mein huun

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

vo dard huun koi chaara nahin hai jis kaa kahin
vo zakhm huun ki hai dushvaar indimaal miraa

baarish ke baa'd raat saDak aaina si thi
ik paanv paaniyon pe paDaa chaand hil gayaa

nur-e-sahar kahaan hai agar shaam-e-gham gai
kab iltifaat thaa ki jo khu-e-sitam gai