Ashkon se kab dhuley daagh kisi daaman ke kabhi

Ashkon se kab dhuley daagh kisi daaman ke kabhi
Shabnam se kab phool khiley kisi chaman ke kabhi

Barq e tajaali se farozaan hota to hai jahaan, per
Andhera dil ka nahin mit ta raushan aangan se kabhi

Gulzaar to sab gulzaar hain bulbul ke woh aashiyan
Karta nahin hai baaghbaan intekhab chaman ke kabhi

Jism pe lagte nahin daagh dil ke kisi ko kabhi
Dil ke khaanon men hain nihaan, nishan us ki jalan ke

Har shai men karna intekhaab zururi to nahin hota
Ginta kaun hai rang koi gulab o saman ke kabhi

Gehra hai rishta neendon ka khwabon se bahot qareeb
Bharte nahin hain zakhm sab be dard insan ke kabhi

Iman hai ibadat hai laazim bhi hai hijaab kahin
Firasat hai taameel karna us hukm e na didan ke

Khaaron ko nigahbaan kehna ghalat nahin hai ‘sahil’
Per gulon se bhi to puchh le, tu tajrube chubhan ke

Ashok sawhny Sahil