Kale Safed Paron Wala Parinda Aur Meri Ek Sham

jab din Dhal jata hai, suraj dharti ki oT mein ho jata hai

aur bhiDon ke chhatte jaisi bhin-bhin

bazaron ki garmi, afra-tafri

motor, bas, barqi railon ka hangama tham jata hai

chae-KHanon nach-gharon se kam-sin laDke

apne ham-sin mashuqon ko

jin ki jinsi KHwahish waqt se pahle jag uThi hai

le kar ja chukte hain

baDhti phailti unchi himala jaisi tamiron par KHamoshi chha jati hai

theater tafrih-gahon mein tale paD jate hain

aur ba-zahir duniya so jati hai

main apne kamre mein baiTha socha karta hun

kutton ki dum TeDhi kyun hoti hai

ye chitkabri duniya jis ka koi bhi kirdar nahin hai

koi falsafa koi painda aqdar nahin, mear nahin hai

is par ahl-e-danish widwan, falsafi

moTi moTi adaq kitaben kyun likkha karte hain?

'furqat' ki man ne shauhar ke marne par kitna kohram machaya tha

lekin iddat ke din pure hone se ek hafta pahle

'nilam' ke mamun ke sath badaun ja pahunchi thi

bi-bi ki sehnak konDe fatiha-KHwani

jang-e-siffin, jamal aur badar ke qisson

sirat-e-nabwi tark-e-duniya aur maulwi-sahab ke halwe manDe mein kya rishta hai?

din to uD jate hain

ye sab kale par wale bagule hain

jo hanste khelte lamhon ko

apne pankhon mein mund ke aankhon se ojhal ho jate hain

rahat jaise KHwab hai aise insanon ka

jin ki ummidon ke daman mein paiwand lage hain

jama ek taraf site hain dusri jaanib phaT jata hai

ye duniya lamha lamha jiti hai

'maryam' ab kapDe seti hai

aankhon ki binai sath nahin deti ab

aur 'ghazanfar'

jo rumal mein laDDu bandh ke us ke ghar mein phenka karta tha

aur us ki aankhon ki tausif mein ghazlen likhwa kar laya karta tha

us ne aur kahin shadi kar li hai

ab apni lakDi ki Tal pe baiTha

apni kaj-rai aur jawani ke qisse dohraya karta hai

Tal se uTh kar jab ghar mein aata hai

beTi par qadghan rakhta hai

nae zamane ki aulad ab waisi nahin rah gai

badkari baDhti jati hai

jo din bit gae kitne achchhe the!

bargad ke niche baiTho ya suli chaDh jao

bhainse laDne se baz nahin aaenge

maut se hum ne ek taawun kar rakkha hai

saDkon par se har lamha ek mayyat jati hai

pas-manzar mein kya hota hai nazar kahan jati hai

samne jo kuchh hai rangon aawazon chehron ka mela hai!

gurgal uD kar wo pilkhan par ja baiThi

pipal mein tote ne bachche de rakhe hain

guldum jo pakDi thi kal be-chaari mar gai

'najma' ke bele mein kitni kaliyan aaen hain

phulon ki KHushbu se kya kya yaad aata hai

ye jab ka qissa hai saDkon par nai nai bijli aai thi

aur mujhe sine mein dil hone ka ehsas hua tha

id ke din hum ne laTThe ki shalwaren silwai thin

aur siwayyon ka zarda ham-sae mein bhejwaya tha

sab niche baiThak mein baiThe the

main upar ke kamre mein baiTha

khiDki se 'zainab' ke ghar mein phulon ke guchchhe phenk raha tha

kal 'zainab' ka ghar nilam ho raha hai

sarkari tahwil mein tha ek muddat se

shayad patjhaD ka mausam aa pahuncha

patton ke girne ki aawaz musalsal aati hai

chechak ka Tika bimari ko roke rakhta hai

zabt-e-taulid isqat waghaira

insani aabaadi ko baDhne se rokengi

bandar ne jab se do Tangon par chalna sikha

us ke zehn ne harkat mein aana sikha hai

patton ke girne ki aawaz musalsal aati hai

saDkon par roz nae chehre milte hain

maut se hum ne ek taawun kar rakkha hai

pas-manzar mein nazar kahan jati hai

phulon ki KHushbu se kya kya yaad aata hai

chauk mein jis din phul paDe saDte the

KHuni darwaze par shahzadon ki phansi ka elan hua tha

ye duniya lamha lamha jiti hai

dilli ki galiyan waisi hi aabaad shad hain sab

din to kale par wale bagule hain

jo sab lamhon ko

apne pankhon mein mund ke aankhon se ojhal ho jate hain

chaaron jaanib rang rang ke jhanDe uDte hain

sab ki jebon mein insanon ke dukh-dard ka darman

KHushiyon ka nusKHa bandha paDa hai

lekin aisa kyun hai

jab nusKHa khulta hai

1857 jata hai

1947 aa jata hai