Barish se bhingi phoolon kee
pankhudiyon per padi chandani see komal ho tum,
Tumhari najar kee khumari
kahati hai samaa ajj kuchh badla saa hai.
Labh pe chhoti see muskan aur
sahne-gulsan mein tumhara hona,
Abre-bahar mein raunak hai ajj,
har najara kuchh badla saa hai.
Ulfat kee har cheese khuda ne
baksi hai tumhe aiy mahjabin,
Jhil see ankhein samandar
see gahreen, najara ulfat se bhara sa hai.
Tumhari baton mein ajib see
kashish hai har pal kheechati hai mujhko,
Mujhe kyun lagane laga hai mera
har lamha badla saa hai.
Subah kee keerno kee laali
mein nahayee ek pari ho tum,
Iss subah ke sath na jane
kyun, rukh hawa ka badla saa hai.
Ye muskurana sath mein ankein
jhukana andaj neerala hai,
Pata nahin aisa lagta hai
jeendagi ka har mayana badla saa hai.
Dil ko yakin hone laga hai
tumhi ho meri kalpna kee ghazal,
Tumhe nahin lagta, mere
leekhane ka andajj badla saa hai.
Ek meethi see dhoon samandar
kee lahron see ane lagi hai ajkal,
'Sahil' se takrakar inn
lahron kaa meejaj bhi badla saa hai.
Jeendagi kee rahon per har
bar rukane kee tammana hai jab bhee dekhun tumhein,
Her ikk rah ke bad abb to har
rah ka safar bhee badla saa hai.
……………………………………………………………Shashi ‘Sahil’