maana ki zalazala tha yahaan kam bahut hee kam
bastee mein bach gae the makaan kam bahut hee kam
koee dastak na koee aahat thee
muddaton vaham ke shikaar the ham
aasteenon mein chhupa kar saanp bhee lae the log
shahar kee is bheed mein kuchh log baazeegar bhee the
aasoodagee ne thapakiyaan de kar sula diya
ghar kee zarooraton ne jagaaya to dar laga
surkh mausam kee kahaanee to puraanee ho gaee
khul gaya mausam to saare shahar mein charcha hua
khvaahishon kee aanch mein tapate badan kee lazzaten hain
aur vahashee raat hai gumaraahiyaan sar par uthae
chaahata hai dil kisee se raaz kee baaten kare
phool aadhee raat ka aangan mein hai mahaka hua
barf-manzar dhool ke baadal hava ke qahaqahe
jo kabhee dahaleez ke baahar the vo andar bhee the
raat ham ne juganuon kee sab dukaanen bech deen
subh ko neelaam karane ke lie kuchh ghar bhee the
sher of P P Srivastava Rind