An-paDh Gunge Ka Rajaz

KHamoshi mera lashkar hai

lafzon ki daldal

aur us mein palne wali jonken

ye mutaffin aawazen

meri yalghaar ke aage sabit-qadam rahengi?

kya tum waqai aisa samajhte ho

ki tumhaare maidan itne faraKH hain

ki mere asp-e-asil ko thaka denge

tumhaare samundar itne mawwaj hain

ki mera rizq ulaT denge

aur tumhaare pahaD itne sanglaKH hain

ki mera jhanDa na thamenge

dushman ahmaq ho to mera ghussa baDha deta hai

saqahat meri muayyana maqtul hai

aur KHush-fahmi muqarrara mazbuh

meri chinghaD sur-e-israfil ka pesh-ahang hai

lafz ki minminahaT se pak

andhe sayyaron ke Takrao ki mafauq-e-samaat gaDgaDahaT

aawaz ki mukammal minhai ka shor

likhe hue lafz ko bhi shaq kar deta hai

ye ibaraten tumhaara saf-basta lashkar hain

farzi hathiyaron se musallah ye lashkar

jise KHayali qilon ke brij girane ka baDa tajraba hai

is ki na-budi meri ek chup ke fasle par hai

yaad! rakhna

mere pas koi rassi nahin hoti

jo tumhaare gale mein Dalne aur

tumhaare hath bandhne ke kaam aae

mera fitrak hamesha KHali rahta hai

aur mere qaid-KHane kabhi aabaad nahin rahe

main jang se pahle hi dushman shumar kar leta hun

phir maqtulin ki ginti nahin karta

sab jaante hain

mujh par neza phenkne walon ki paspai na-tamam rahti hai

meri haibat se zamin maqnatis banti hai

aur hawa kohrbai karti hai

mera shikar bijliyan hankti hain

maut mera tarkash uTha kar chalti hai

aur mera rath aandhiyan khinchti hain

lafzon ke maktub jangal itne ghane nahin hain

ki tumhein aag ki barish se tar-ba-tar na hone den

sarf-o-nahw ka saeban itna baDa nahin hai

ki sitara-e-ajal tum se ojhal rah jae

kitabon se itni unchi diwar nahin banti

ki qital sannaTa phalang na sake

kya hasin duniya thi

jise tum ne lafzon se daghdar kar diya

us ke tabinda aafaq

in pinjron mein ghaT kar saqitushshams ho gae hain

kaisi zinda zamin thi

jis mein tum ne zahr bo diya

kaisa raushan aasman tha

jise tum tariki ke mafhum mein sarf kar chuke ho

tum ne shuur ko jhuTa

aur fitrat ko gadla kar diya hai

mahz zaban ke chaTKHare ke liye

tum ne wajud ka asas-ul-bait

farhangon ke mol bech khaya

main kaenat ki bazyabi ke liye nikla hun

mera KHanjar lafz ka peT chaak karega

mani ki zambil phaD Dalega

aur kazzab ishaaron ke hath qalam kar dega

jinhon ne sayyaron ko gumrah kar rakha hai

be-zabanon ko muzhda ho

haqiqat ka asli tanazur bahaal hone ko hai

tumhaare dushman fasilon ke tasawwur mein mahsur hain

siyah aaine ki ye maKHluq

jis ki manhus parchhain ne

har taraf shor macha rakkha hai

KHud hi apna madfan hai

meri aaKHiri yalghaar se ho jaenge sare manazir

sari aawazen

aazad

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