Haiku

First: Five syllables.
Second: Seven syllables.
Third: Five syllables.

– Ron Padgett

Aaj jo raat ka nasha hai

aaj jo raat ka nasha hai
woh kuch khaas hai
aahein bicha ke baithe hai hum
ke unke aane ki aas hai

lamha lamha beete hai taras kar
unke intezaar mein
agle deedar ke liye dhadke hai dil
sab kuch khaas hai mere yaar mein

jhalak dekhne ko uski
saikdo ka dil tarse hai
chuu lene ko uske husn ki khwaish se
baarish ki har boond barse hai

na jaane kya nasha hai uski nigaho mein
jo bin piye meri rooh tak behek jaati hai
aana uska jashn se kya kam hai
jo chuu le use, hawa tak mehak jaati hai

sau dafa hue hain khafa
sau dafa hue hain juda
dor aise hai ki khinche chale aate hain
rishta hai anmol, ke hairan hai khud khuda.

hai jo ummeed un se,
na jaane woh kab poori hogi,
beet gayi jo bina unke deedar ke,
toh kambakth poonam ki raat bhi adhoori hogi.

batlati hai yeh fizayein humse,
ki us husn pari ka ik alag hi jahaan hai
lekin jaane kya yeh nadaan hawaein,
ki is shama ka iklauta parwana yahan hai

-D’puk.