in darakhton ke gahre ghane, khvab-alud saae men
khamosh, hairan chalta huaa… ek rasta
kisi duur ki… raushni ki taraf ja raha hai
yahan se jo dekho to jaise… kahin hadd-e-imkan talak
gum-shuda vaqt jaisi andheri gupha hai
yahan se jo dekho… to
ummid jaisa bahut hairat-afza… ajab silsila hai
jo is tang, tarik nuqte se
mumkin ke manind, ik raushni-zad qarye ki janib khula hai
faza men kahin nil-gun sabz, halke sunahre
kahin bas hare hi hare… sakht gahre
bahut unghte dolte rang
sukhe hue surkh patton ke manind
us be-aman raste par pade hain
kiran bhuli-bhatki koi
un se aa kar achanak jo milne lagi hai
to yak-bargi chaunk kar… sab damakne lage hain
andhere ki is hadd-e-imkan talak
tang, gahri gupha men…
sabhi yaad ke jugnuon ki tarah
udte udte chamakne lage hain
yahan se jo dekho… to
nadida manzil ki mauhum hairat se
ankhen, har ik khvab ki niim va hain
tamannaon ke dil dhadakne lage hain!
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