Mera Safar

ham-chu sabza bar-ha roida-em

(rumi)

phir ek din aisa aaega

aankhon ke diye bujh jaenge

hathon ke kanwal kumhlaenge

aur barg-e-zaban se nutq o sada

ki har titli uD jaegi

ek kale samundar ki tah mein

kaliyon ki tarah se khilti hui

phulon ki tarah se hansti hui

sari shaklen kho jaengi

KHun ki gardish dil ki dhaDkan

sab ragniyan so jaengi

aur nili faza ki maKHmal par

hansti hui hire ki ye kani

ye meri jannat meri zamin

is ki subhen is ki shamen

be-jaane hue be-samjhe hue

ek musht-e-ghubar-e-insan par

shabnam ki tarah ro jaengi

har chiz bhula di jaegi

yaadon ke hasin but-KHane se

har chiz uTha di jaegi

phir koi nahin ye puchhega

'sardar' kahan hai mahfil mein

lekin main yahan phir aaunga

bachchon ke dahan se bolunga

chiDiyon ki zaban se gaunga

jab bij hansenge dharti mein

aur konplen apni ungli se

miTTi ki tahon ko chheDengi

main patti patti kali kali

apni aankhen phir kholunga

sarsabz hatheli par le kar

shabnam ke qatre taulunga

main rang-e-hina aahang-e-ghazal

andaz-e-suKHan ban jaunga

ruKHsar-e-urus-e-nau ki tarah

har aanchal se chhin jaunga

jaDon ki hawaen daman mein

jab fasl-e-KHizan ko laengi

rah-rau ke jawan qadmon ke tale

sukhe hue patton se mere

hansne ki sadaen aaengi

dharti ki sunahri sab nadiyan

aakash ki nili sab jhilen

hasti se meri bhar jaengi

aur sara zamana dekhega

har qissa mera afsana hai

har aashiq hai 'sardar' yahan

har mashuqa 'sultana' hai

main ek gurezan lamha hun

ayyam ke afsun-KHane mein

main ek taDapta qatra hun

masruf-e-safar jo rahta hai

mazi ki surahi ke dil se

mustaqbil ke paimane mein

main sota hun aur jagta hun

aur jag ke phir so jata hun

sadiyon ka purana khel hun main

main mar ke amar ho jata hun