ki jab tu mere us bujhe chirag ka paigaam le ke aayi thi...

[~¤Akash¤~]

kis baat ko le kar hairaan hoon main; ye raat tuhjse,
tu to mere us bujhe chiraag ka paigaam le kar aayi thi,
ki jo ab tak kahin gumnaam thi mere veeraon mein kahin,
tu to meri badnam ruh ke liye ik naya naam le kar aayi thi.

har shaam yahin sochta main, ki yeh raat abhi kyun hogi,
sochta tha main tab ki teri har ik baat tabhi kyun hogi,
kyuun hogi tu khayaalon mein mere har shaam to lekin,
dhundhli pari shaam se taaron ki baaarat abhi kyun hogi.
abhi to baitha tha tere khayaalon ko hatheli me le kar,
meri aankhon ko bhigone ke liye ye barsaat abhi kyun hogi.

itne lamhon se teri tasveer, jo in nigaahon mein banayi thi,
kitnon ne is iraade pe mere, hardam ungaliyan bhi uthayi thi,
tere kaaran miti meri har ik hasti , yeh maanta hoon main,
fir bhi meri lakeerin; teri lakeeron se kahin mil aayin thi,
kahne lage log ki ban gaya musalmaan se kaafir us waqt main,
ki jab tu mere us bujhe chiraag ka paigaam le kar aayi thi,
par bhool gaye the sab shaayad,
ki tu meri gumnaam ruuh ke liye ik naya naam le ke aayi thi...
ki jab tu mere us bujhe chirag ka paigaam le ke aayi thi...