us ke lahje men shaam ho rahi thi
aur raste raston ko chhodte hue
kisi aur raste par ja rahe the
us ka badan khud se alag hone ke liye
apne hi badan se puchh raha tha
kunvare rahne ki tapasya akarat gai
kisi chahne vaale ko
us ne ek bosa bhi nahin diya
us ki mitti ne kisi aur mitti ko chhua hi nahin
shariat ki amariyyat ko
khud us ne hi davat di thi
varna khuda se kisi ghalat ko
ghalat chhune ki baat to kabhi hui hi nahin thi
aur koi ham se bhuul ke
hamari akhiri khvahish bhi na puchhe
aisa to kabhi hua hi nahin
dubte hue jahaz men bhagne vaale
akhiri chuhe ko bhi to
kisi ne bhi nahin dekha
sivae us ke ki
dubone vaale paani ne
khud ko dekha
ya dubne vaale ko dekha
mohabbat jin rangon se
bani hui kahani thi
us ke kisi bhi kirdar ko
is ne kabhi bhule se bhi paas na aane diya
ek thandi jamid bisat par daudti hui
mayusi ko
parinda banne ki khvahish to zarur rahi hogi
magar kya koi ye dekh sakta hai ki
kisi botal se kaag arne ke manzar men
botal ke batin par kya guzarti hai
kisi ghalat munh se nikle hue lafz se
zindagi ki ab-o-hava par kya guzarti hai
duniya men hone vaale kisi bhi zulm ne
bas misal hi to qaaem ki
ek tarikh hi to banai
haath men uthae hue ek patthar se
an-ginat hathiyaron tak
darmiyan men
zamane to an-ginat rahe honge
ya tarikh to ek hi thi
kisi ghalat ko sahi men badalne ki khvahish
duniya ka nizam badal sakti to
aaj tak ham ghalat khvab
na dekh rahe hote
phir ye azaab kya hai ki
ham ek puuri zindagi
ghalat khvabon ke havale karte hue
khud khvab ho jaaen
ye aur baat ki
pur-asrar ghaib men
yaqin na rakhne vaale ko bhi
kisi bhi ghaib se
kuchh paane ya madad lene ki
khvahish to hoti hai
aur khvahish ka kya hai
khvahish agar zamin par rengne vaali
chyunti bhi ho to
vo hathi ko halak kar sakti hai
ek chyunti hathi ko
is liye halak kar deti hai ki
use is ke sar tak
pahanne ki raah ka gyaan
aadmi se kahin zyada hota hai
afsos ki chyunti se zyada
gyaan vaala aadmi to
zamin par paida hi nahin hua
afsos pahad ki chadhai chadhne
aur unchi chotiyon ko
sar karne valon men se
koi ek bhi aisa nahin hua
jo pahle zindagi naam ke hathi ke sarki
chadhai chadhta ya is ke sar ko
sar kar chuka hota
aadmi ne ghar banaya
is men rahne ke liye
magar vo us men kabhi raha is liye nahin ki
ru-e-zamin par
kisi bhi ghar ka batin nahin ban saka
ek puuri duniya ka zahir to
hamari nazar men rakh diya gaya
magar batin se bani hui
koi duniya to bani hi nahin
to ham kya dekhte
ya dikhane valon se ham kya kahte
ya is se kya kahte
jis ke lahje men shaam hone se pahle
din ki raushni ki
koi bisat to rahi hogi
palat ke kuchh dekhne ki ada bhi
nahin maalum thi
varna koi kah sakta hai ki
use asbab se bhari hui duniya se
kuchh mayassar aaya
nahin kuchh bhi to nahin
ya jo duniya
asbab se bhari hui dikhai gai
vo khud apni jagah thi bhi ya nahin
aur is ki koi bhi shai
apni jagah thi bhi ya nahin
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