huiin aankhein ajab behaal ab ke — Rasa Chughtai

jin aankhon se mujhe tum dekhte ho
main un aankhon se duniyaa dekhtaa huun

miTTi jab tak nam rahti hai
khushbu taaza-dam rahti hai

aur kuchh yuun huaa ki bachchon ne
chhinaa-jhapTi mein toD Daalaa mujhe

dil dhaDaktaa hai sar-e-raah-e-khayaal
ab ye aavaaz jahaan tak pahunche

tujh se milne ko be-qaraar thaa dil
tujh se mil kar bhi be-qaraar rahaa

hai koi yahaan shahr mein aisaa ki jise main
apnaa na kahun aur vo apnaa mujhe samjhe

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

aah zaalim ho chuki ik muntazir ki aankh band
ab tiraa aanaa na aanaa sab baraabar ho gayaa

kachche makaan jitne the baarish mein bah gae
varna jo meraa dukh thaa vo dukh umr bhar kaa thaa

dil mein jab se dekhtaa hai vo tiri tasvir ko
nuur barsaataa hai apni chashm-e-tar se aaftaab

sardi bhi khatm ho gai barsaat bhi gai
aur is ke saath garmi-e-jazbaat bhi gai

us ko sochun to dhyaan mein mere
khushbu aati hai pahli baarish ki