La Shuur

main so gaya

to zindagi alamaton ki khoj mein nikal gai

purane zawiyon ki dhul

jism par male hue

bahut nirash sainkaDon baras ke git ghaT ghaT phailte safed paniyon ke bich gholti

chalti gai

safed paniyon ke nam

purane zawiyon ki dhul nafraten aur pattharon ki Dheryan

udas panw thak gae

na jaduon ki bhiD thi na log the jo dhat ke bane hue hisar mein ghire

hue bikhar gae

nishan kanpte nishan kho gae

wo ganw aur ganw ki nadi pe ek pul ki jaise aaine pe sangtare ke surKH qash

barha jo dhup mein chamak uThi

wo barishon se dhul gai

kabhi safed pyaliyon ke gird jo bandhe hue siyah tar der tak sadaen de ke kaT gae

to mausamon ke sae bhi guzar gae

zamin apne aansuon se bhigti chali gai

hawa chali to dur dur dhund se aTe hue gharon ki moon-bastiyon mein faslon ke tez

sankh baj uThe

jahaz koi aa raha hai paniyon ko chirta wo aa gaya

magar yahan ki bastiyon mein kaun hai jo aas ki shikha liye sapaT sard rit par khaDa rahe

koi nahin koi nahin

to kyun na ab bujhi hui dishaon ko sameT len

to kyun na aur so rahen