Aanjana saa Chehra

Sapno kee anjaane shehr maine, chaahat kee gaaliyo maine ghoomte ghoomte

 dikh gaaya eek aanjana saa chehra

hirnee see baadi baadi aakhe, nazr masoom – aanjaane chehroo main aapna-pan dhondne kee koshish main

gaalo par laalima – maano basant ritu ne pyar ka paigam diya hoo taaze khilee gulaab kee phoolo koo 

laboo par daabe daabe alfaaz, jaise samundar kee lehre unfaan par - kooshish maine kinaraa paar karne kee 

adh-simte lambe baal – haawa se aath-keliyaa karte hue

bahoo maine “chan – chan” kaartee chaandi kee chudiya, joo sharmidaa kar dee andheree raat ke taaroo koo bhi 

choote choote kadam bharte paer, payal kee ghongroo koo jhoola jhulaate

chali jaa hai woo muhje see door

aapni saaso kee kushbu bikhertee hui jaise mausam kee pehlee baarish mehkaati chali jaa raahi hoo sookhe syah phoolo kee madhyim hooti kushboo koo

 kyo aaisa lag raaha hai phir bhi

 jaise chaand chaala jaa raaha hoo subah kee aagaaz par, chakor kaa dil tood kee….

~lokesh v. (VI)