HIRAN

Subah se shaam hui aur hiran mujh ko chhalaawe deta,
saare jungle mein pareshaan kiye ghoom raha hai abb tak

uski gardan ke bahoot paas se guzre hain kayi teer mere
woh bhi abb utna hi hoshiyaar hai jitna main hoon

ek jhalak de ke gum hota hai woh peddon mein
main wahan pahunchta hun toh teele pe,
kabhi chashme ke uss paar nazar aata hai.

woh nazar rakhta hai mujh par
mai usey aankh se ojhal hone nahi deta

kaun daudaaye hue hai kis ko
kaun abb kiska shikari hai pata nahin chalta

subah utra tha main jungle mein toh socha tha ki
uss shokh hiran ko 
neze ki nok pe pancham ki tarah taan ke
main shehar mein daakhil hounga

din magar dhalne laga hai
dil mein ek khauf sa ab baith raha hai ke 
bil aakhir ye hiran hi
mujhe seengon par uthaaye hue ek gaar mein daakhil hoga

-Gulzar