Nakhat
bas tiri yaad ke paudoN ko lagaaye rakkheN
Saturday, June 2nd, 2007ghazal
Nakhat
kaise har dard ko seene meN chhupaye rakkheN?
aur hoToN pe tabassum ko sajaaye rakkheN
jo the apne voh, zamaana hua, sab chhoR gaye
kab talak bazm ko GhairoN se sajaaye rakkheN
yeh sunaa hai ke vahaaN der hai, aNdher naheeN
to chalo, baihr-e-du’aa, haath uThaaye rakkheN!
jab ye chhaT jaayenge baadal to kiran phooTegi
shama ummeed ki ek [...]