main tadapta huun
main bahut tadapta huun
ki vahan laut jaun jahan se meri umr shurua hui thi
jahan mere din raat meri mitti ki mahak se mahakte the
zamin bhar ki dhuup men se mere hisse ki dhuup
mere rome rome ko senkti thi
sitaron bhare asman men se mere naam ka sitara
badan ki agni ban ke mere hisse ki dulhan ko
nadi ke paani se bani hui sej pe utarta tha
aur an-dekhi tah men tairti machhliyon ki saans ko sangit kar deta tha
raat men chhupe hue din ko
aur din men chhupi hui raat ko
ek dusre ke paas la ke khud kahin chhup jaata tha
phir jhaag se jhaag nikalta tha
aur jhaag se an-ginat murtiyan banti thiin
tab unhen pujne ki tijarat ijad nahin hui thi
tab aag hari ghaas ko nahin jalati thi
sivae is ke ki paanv par rengti hui chyunti haath ki pakad men aa jaati thi
kaenat bhar ki bhuuk aur pyaas ki
sinchai karte hue kisan aur khudai karte hue mazdur
abhi khet aur fasl aur kachche pakke ghar aur divaron aur jivan maran
aur shamshan bhuum aur qabron se pahchane to jaate the
abhi bazaron men ghumte phirte nange pagalon
aur un ke hisse ki galiyon aur pattharon ki pahchan se zindagi ki pahchan to hoti thi
abhi raat ke safar men kisi an-dekhe jahan se
meri duniya ke jangalon men utarte jugnuon ke jhund chahak chahak ke
sudhari hui ruhon ka ata pata batate the
afsos ab main vahan lautna chahun bhi
to khud par itna guzar chuka huun ki laut nahin sakta
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