Kitna Mushkil Hai

main sun raha hun

main sun raha hun

tumhaari aankhon ka shor

tumhaare masamon se bund bund Tapakti hui aawazen

tumhaari chhatiyon ki nili nili lakiron ke darmiyan

kunmunate hue bachchon ki sargoshiyan

palak jhapakte hi

shahr ka shahr hijrat kar gaya

paDaw Dal diye gae wahan

jahan koi mausam nahin hota

daraKHt parindon se KHali

bachchon ko nind nahin aati

kuchh runuma nahin hota

chizon ne apne mamul badal diye hain

rasul aate hain aur be-bayan chale jate hain

KHuda ki bastiyan kabhi itni viran nahin hui thin

ab tum aaoge

to dekhoge

waqt,

jahan tahan se phaT gaya hai

use apni rah par lana

kitna aasan hai kitna mushkil

un saaton par kamanden Dalna

jinhon ne mauqa pa kar apni raftar pakaD li

dekhte hi dekhte

dusri aabaadiyon ki taraf nikal gain

bujhi hui rakh ke Dher mein

tasalliyan munh bisore hue paDi hain

amaltas ki sukhi shaKHon par

Tange hue hain sabr ke chithDe

purzon mein badal chuke hain

aarzuon ke be-payan tasalsul

Dha chuke hain

andar hi andar shir-KHar ummidon ke Tile

jinhen dekh kar

tumhein yaad aaega

rishton ke bharam kitne saffak hote hain

kitne pur-zor hote hain waste

jo TuTte hain

to un mein se ek chiKH bhi baramad nahin hoti

sara jahan hi TuT, bikhar jata hai

gardish karte hue KHun mein

barf ki kilen gaD jati hain

jaise sara jism hi aa gaya ho

kisi sarkash aandhi ki zad mein

aur ek ek kar ke

haDDiyon ke sare joD hi khulte ja rahe hon

bikharte ja rahe hon sare masam

girte ja rahe hon

hum un chauhaDon par

jahan sirf KHwabon ke bij boe jate hain

aur fasl ke nam par

hafize ke azab numu pate hain

jaise hum ek azim hijr ki paidawar hain

umren dukhon ke hisab se tawil

dukh dushman ki bedar nigahon se ziyaada zinda

apne kandhon par

apni sanson ke KHamiyaze hain

aur main

apni hi nindon mein dauDte dauDte thak gaya hun