La Shuur

Ahmad Hamesh

main so gaya

to zindagi alamaton ki khoj men nikal gai

purane zaviyon ki dhuul

jism par male hue

bahut nirash sainkadon baras ke giit ghaat ghaat phailte safed paniyon ke biich gholti

chalti gai

safed paniyon ke naam

purane zaviyon ki dhuul nafraten aur pattharon ki dheryan

udaas paanv thak gae

na jaduon ki bhiid thi na log the jo dhaat ke bane hue hisar men ghire

hue bikhar gae

nishan kanpte nishan kho gae

vo gaanv aur gaanv ki nadi pe ek pul ki jaise aaine pe sangtare ke surkh qaash

barha jo dhuup men chamak uthi

vo barishon se dhul gai

kabhi safed pyaliyon ke gird jo bandhe hue siyah taar der tak sadaen de ke kat gae

to mausamon ke saae bhi guzar gae

zamin apne ansuon se bhigti chali gai

hava chali to duur duur dhund se ate hue gharon ki mōn-bastiyon men faslon ke tez

sankh baj uthe

jahaz koi aa raha hai paniyon ko chirta vo aa gaya

magar yahan ki bastiyon men kaun hai jo aas ki shikha liye sapat sard riit par khada rahe

koi nahin koi nahin

to kyuun na ab bujhi hui dishaon ko samet len

to kyuun na aur so rahen