unhen dhundho safar ki shaam se pahle
kisi anjam se pahle
unhen dhundo
jo milne ki ghadi men
ham se bichhde the
dilon se phutte is gham se bichhde the
jo ankhen khushk rakhta hai
magar dahliz-e-jan tak
paniyon ko chhod jaata hai
jo rasta dil ki galiyon se nikalta ho
usi raste ki har ik samt ko
vo mod jaata hai
masarrat ki hari shakhon ko aa kar tod jaata hai
unhen dhundo
udasi ki kitabon se
tamanna ke nisabon men likhi
tahrir ke mafhum se
jis men udasi ne
khud apni bebasi ka baab likkha tha
shuur-e-zat ka
dhundla sa ik ehsas likkha tha
unhen dhundo
judai ki gali men
laut aane ka sandesa chhod kar
rukhsat hue the jo
charaghon ne jinhen
is akhiri saaat men dekha tha
ki jab un ki laven bujhne lagi thiin
aur jab khud men mukammal ho rahe the
unhen dhundo jo ankhon se
faqat ik khvab ki
duuri pe rahte hain
jinhen ankhen
hazaron saal ki furqat ko
odhe dhundti hain
hamesha jagti hain
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