Kishwar Naheed
shurua shurua men achambhe achchhe lagte the
shauq bhi tha aur din bhi bhale the
achchhe logon se milne ka shauq junun ki had tak
har lamha betab liye phirta tha
jab koi apna hero
apne adarsh ka paikar samne aata
ji ye chahta
ankhen bichhaen dil men bithaen
baten sunen itni baten
sail-e-zaman se unchi baten
dil ke gahre gham ki baten
duuri aur nazdiki
lafz bahut chhote hain
un lafzon ko parkho to
insan aur bhi chhote nikalte hain
paas bula kar jise dekho
us ka chehra faq be-rang
bhabhut ki surat kaala kaala
kya suraj bahut niche aa gaya hai
kya maaon ne bachche jan kar
duudh pilana chhod diya hai
goliyan kha ke duudh ke sote
khushk karne vaali maaon
plastic ke bags men rat-rat-bhar
bachchon ka peshab jazb karne vaali maaon
niind tumhari bahut mithi hai
thiik hai tum bhi bebas ho
mard gharon se ghaeb hon to
maan ki mamta bilak bilak kar
niind ki goli ke angan men so hi jaaya karti hai
khvab-avar goli
ye bhi to aaj ki aham zarurat hai
masnui palken ankhon se utaar ke
asli chehra mat dekho
goliyan khaao so jaao aram karo
subh tumhare sar ke uupar suraj ki
aur bhi garm shuaen raqs karengi
achchhe log subh ko kuchh aur shaam ko kuchh
aur raat ko un ke khuun ki tughyani men
un ke haath aur un ki ankhen
bilkul jangali chuhe jaisi maalum hon
pahle-pahal ye achambha tha
khauf ki tah men anjane ko janne ki khvahish
makdi ke jaale ki manind phaili
pahle-pahal pistanon men dard ki tisen bahut uthin
phir yaad nahin
masnui palken itni lambi hain
main apne pair ke naqsh ke aage dekh nahin sakti huun
kahte hain ki hava chali hai
khep nae logon ki
jin ko achchha kahne vaale saath saath hain
pahunch gae hain shahr kinare
suraj ab to itna niche aa pahuncha hai
us ko utha ke duur kisi kone men dafan karo
raat ki chadar odhne se pahchan ka rishta
shukr khudaya tuut to jaata hai
ai rab tu vali-e-kaun-o-makan
tu sab ke dilon ke haal se vaqif hai
to ham ko bata ham kya sochen
ham ne khvahishon ke saare parinde uda diye hain
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