pursish

tum us shehr meiN kaise ho?

maiN is shehr meiN tanhaa hooN

us shehr ke insaaN kaise haiN?

yaaN tum jaisa ik maiN hi hooN

kaliyoN meiN tamaazat kaisi hai?

phooloN ki nazaakat kaisi hai?

tum saa’at-o-lamhe ginwaao

us shehr kaa aalam batlaao

phooloN ki fizaa aur Khushboo ki

kuchh rang-o-hawaa aur miTTi ki

waaN raat kaa aalam kaisaa hai?

aur chaand ki lukka chhippi ki

kyaa bheeR wahaaN hai logo ki

kyaa waaN bhi tamaashe lagte haiN?

kyaa waaN bhi nigaaheiN takti haiN?

kyaa waaN bhi dareeche khulte haiN?

tum ek zaraa si baat ho to

kyaa ab bhi Khafaa ho jaate ho?

be zer-o-zabar si baatoN pe

dil khol ke ab bhi haNste ho?

Thehro ke zaraa ab dam le lo

ye harf-e-hiraasaaN rehne do

lafzoN ko zaraa sustaane do

ye lafz-e-pareeshaaN rehne do

ik baat tumheiN gar kehni ho

aur baat tumhaare dil ki ho

aadat ke mutaabiq tum ab bhi

de kar ke sawaaloN ki girheiN

kehte ho ki girheiN suljhaao

main jaantaa hooN ab bhi tum ne

ik baat hi kehni chaahi hai

wo baat bahut hi chhoti hai

par baat tumhaare dil ki hai

wo baat faqat itni si hai

kyaa yaad tumheiN main kartaa hooN?

kyaa yaad tumhaari aati hai?