Dastak

KHwabon ki tarsil ka kaam

ek muddat se bila-nagha jari hai

main un logon ke liye KHwab dekhta hun

jo KHud KHwab nahin dekh sakte

main KHwab dekhta hun

aur inhen kaghaz par likhta hun

kabhi aadha

kabhi pura

aur kabhi pure se bhi ziyaada

kabhi kabhi to KHwab itne ziyaada ho jate hain

ki kaghaz se bah kar

zamin par

ya mere kapDon par

ya bed-sheet par

kabhi kabhi to nashte ki mez par bhi gir jate hain

jinhen sameTna ek mushkil kaam hai

log kaghaz se mere KHwab chaTte hain

aur honTon par zaban pherte hue kahte hain

aaj bhi namak zara kam rah gaya hai

yahi ek jumla meri ujrat hai

ye main un logon ki baat kar raha hun

jo KHud KHwab nahin dekh sakte

jo dekh sakte hain

un ka rawayya qadre behtar hai

yaad rahe

main ye kaam

ujrat ke baghair bhi kar leta hun

lekin us waqt mujhe bahut diqqat hoti hai

jab raat aankhon mein kaT jati hai

aur KHwab

dur dur tak dikhai nahin dete

us waqt hath malte hue

nind aur KHwab ka intizar

bahut taklif-dah hota hai

lekin

kabhi kabhi

jab main so kar uThta hun

to KHwab mere darwaze par dastak dete hain