Hijrat

Nadiya Ambar Lodhi

tum hijrat ka karb nahin jante

tum ne ‘intizar-husain’ ke afsane nahin padhe

‘nasir’-kazmi’ ke ashar men chhupe hue nauhe nahin sune

jo hindostan ko bante dekha hota

gharon ko jalte dekha hota

ismaten lutti gardanen katti

zindagi bikharti dekhi hoti

to shayad tum hijrat ka karb jaan lete

fast-fōd ke shauqin

apne haal men gum

tumhara koi mazhab koi nazriya nahin hai

pet ki bhuuk se jins ki asudgi tak

haivani fitrat

is hijrat ke dard ko kaise mahsus kar sakti hai