sukut khulne laga hai
tanhai chahchahati hai bam-o-dar par
main apne abai ghar ki pichhli shikasta sidhi pe sar jhukae
guzishta sadiyon ko gin rahi huun
safed aur surkh pattharon ka makan ab
mom ban ke mujh par tapak raha hai pighal raha hai
sabhi diye bujh chuke hain yaan taq-e-arzu ke
kitab-e-rafta ke kuchh varaq bas khule hue hain
ki jin ka mujh ko amiin banaya safir-e-shab ne
kuchh is tarah gardish-e-mah-o-sal ki nami se
ye gal rahe hain
ki in men ik harf bhi salamat nahin milega
tamam adarsh jal rahe hain
aur in ke shoalon ki raushni men
ajiib manzar ubhar raha hai
ye sard dalan
is se aage ghulam-gardish
ye laq-o-daq sahn devdhiyan aur bada ahata
mire jilau men
ye kaisi parchhaiyan si har samt raqs karti guzar rahi hain
ye mere aaba ke zar-kharid aur ghulam hain sab
hazaron ruhen ba-yak zaban chikhti hon jaise
ghulam gardish men
ghungruon ki ye kaisi chham-chham baras rahi hai
ye kaun sazon pe haath rakkhe
lahu ke aansu hasin poron se ro raha hai
ki jin ki avaz das rahi hai
aur us ke pichhe
vo duur khalvat men ruuh kis ki taras rahi hai
yahi vo aurat hai
jis ki ankhon ko chumne ki sitare hasrat karen to roen
ye shab ke parde men
apne khalvat-kade men kis ko bula rahi hai
ye kis ko aansu dikha rahi hai
bade ahate ke is kunen men
ye nazninon ki kaisi chikhen hain
jo muqayyad hain tiin naslon se
aur ruhen phadak rahi hain
ye kaun devdhi men khansta hai
ye kaun bhuka nahif bachcha anaaj ki kothiyon ke aage
abhi abhi ro ke so gaya hai
ye sar ko niyodhae kaun ladki
udhar andhere men ro rahi hai
ye ek goshe men kaun budha
lahu men tar astin chhupae
tamam ruhon se munh churae
kaman ki surat jhuka hua hai
laraz raha hai
ki mere aaba ki sabz mitti ka shakhsana
pas-e-daricha khula hua hai
ajab tamasha laga hua hai
yahi makan hain
haveliyan hain
ata-o-jud-o-sakha ke markaz
tashaddud-o-jabr ke idare
ab in men raqsan hain zar-kharid aur ghulam saare
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