Pura dukh aur aadha chaand
Hijr ki shab aur aisa chaand
Din meN wahshat bahal gayi thi
Raat hui aur nikla chaand
Kis maqtal se guzra hoga
Itna sahmaa sahmaa chaand
YaadoN ki aabaad gali meN
Ghoom raha hai tanha chaand
Meri karwat per jaag uthey
NeeNd ka kitna kachcha chaand
Mere muNh ko kis hairat se
Dekh raha hai bhola chaand
Itnay ghanay baadal ke peechhe
Kitna tanha hoga chaand
AaNsu roke noor nahaaye
Dil dariya, tann sehra chaand
Itne roshan chehre per bhi
Suraj ka hai saya chaand
Jab paani meN chehra dekha
Tunay kisko socha chaand?
Bargad ki aik shaakh hata ker
Jaanay kisko jhaaNka chaand
Baadal ke resham jhoolay meN
Bhor samay tak soya chaand
Raat ke shaanoN per sar rakkhe
Dekh raha hai sapna chaand
Sookhay pattoN ke jhurmat per
Shabnam thi ya naNnha chaand
Haath hila ker rukhsat hoga
Uski surat hijr ka chaand
Sehra sehra bhatak raha hai
Apne ishq meN sacha chaand
Raat ke shayed aik bajey haiN
Sotaa hoga mera chaand !!
- Parveen Shakir
