topiyon kee ek gatharee baandh kar
kar liya ek shakhs ne azm-e-safar
raasta itana na tha dushvaar-tar
thak gaya vo raah mein phir bhee magar
ped dekha raaste mein saaya-daar
saans lena chaaha us ne let kar
saath hee bahatee thee ik nadee vahaan
paanee jis mein tha ravaan shaffaaf-tar
letate hee neend us ko aa gaee
maal se apane hua vo be-khabar
ped par bandar the kuchh baithe hue
jab padee gatharee pe un sab kee nazar
dheere dheere neeche utare aur vo
le gae gatharee utha kar ped par
khol kar gatharee pahan leen topiyaan
jach rahe the topiyon mein jaanavar
shor karane lag gae bandar bahut
jaag utha jo so raha tha be-khabar
us ne jab gatharee na dekhee aas-paas
dil mein ye socha gaee gatharee kidhar
ped par us ne jo dekha gaur se
aae bandar topiyaan pahane nazar
topiyaan paane kee koshish us ne kee
mil na paaya jab use koee samar
apane sar se apanee topee ko utaar
phenk dee gusse mein us ne ghaas par
sab ne phenkeen apanee apanee topiyaan
bandaron par ye hua us ka asar
jam kar leen us ne apanee topiyaan
soo-e-manzil baandh lee phir us ne kamar
topiyaan kaise ufuq milateen use
aql se leta na kaam apanee agar
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