baaz baten bahut maamuli hoti hain
magar un ke daant puure jivan ko katte rahte hain
ye ek nazm ke darmiyan hua aghaz tha jo ikhtitam tak pahunchne se pahle hi puuri nazm samet gum ho gaya
shayad baaz bahut maamuli baton ke daant ek puuri nazm ke jivan ko musalsal katte rahne ke liye honge
so tumhari nazm gum ho gai ‘hamesh’
so tum bhi gum ho jaao ‘hamesh’
an-dekhi tahdariyon men gum ho jaao ‘hamesh’
is se pahle ki kisi avaz ke daant adam-e-tarik men kaund jaaen
kyuun na tum abhi ye jaan lo ki
maamuli se maamuli baat apne hisse ki avaz se guzar gae na janne vaale ke liye to bazgasht ban jaati hai
magar janne vaale ke liye maut ke daant
varna ye usi ka to saundarya jahan-guzida hai ki
dhuup itni dhuan-dhar gir rahi hai ki bijli ke khambe aur chale gae hain
ab kabhi kuchh nahin sunai de sakega
pahle bhi kya sunai diya hoga
ki ek abhagi samaat ko ek ghante ki nasha guman zarb-e-nadida
ya tiin minute ki sukut-e-khush-gavar thokar par rakh liya hoga
aur kaha gaya ki ab intizar na karna ki ab bahut ho chuka ki nahin chahiye ki jo kabhi chahiye tha
so jis raah par aaj tum udaas maqsum baithe ho
is se tumhare hisse ki koi man-chahi raah to ke nahin milti
vo koi aur zamana raha hoga
varna kahan ki chambal nadi aur kahan us ka paani
aur kabhi kinare se daala hua purana tanbe ka paisa us ki tah men pada nazar aa raha tha
to vahan ab tak kitni hi hasid sauteli parchhaiyon ka nuzul hua hoga
tumhare ansuon ke sankan ko an-dekhi mitti men daba ke uupar se paat dene ke liye
so gum ho jaao ‘hamesh’
us ki nazar se aur apni nazar se bhi
aisa to kabhi nahin hua hoga
ki agar kisi ne khuda ko nahin dekha
to kya khuda ne bhi kisi ko nahin dekha
ki agar koi khuda se nahin mila
to kya khuda bhi kisi se nahin mila
phir vo kaun hai jo apne jazb ke hissa ki asmani kanghi mol le ke apne sar ke beach
maang kadhta hai
us samay jab us ke gham-dida hisse ki duniya men us ke lutf-e-nadida ki barish ho rahi hoti hai
ya shayad kisi jahan-e-asuda ki ummid men kisi jahan-e-na-asuda se guzarna padta hai
tab vapas le jaane ke liye ayaton se shukr ke ek daane ko samet ke
apni jagah le jaane vaali chiyuntiyon ke jamav se purani yadon men mahfuz rakhi
hathiyon ki qatar se e’tibar-e-adam men zam hona padta hai
bhuul jaao ki tum us ke liye siyah gulu-band men chamakte tiin nagon men se kisi ek nag men bhi shamil ho sakoge
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