Alwidaa

alwidaa

kaise mah-o-sal guzre

ab na kuchh bhi yaad hai

sirf hain dhundle nuqush

ya basarat ki kami hai

kuchh nazar aata nahin

bas kitabon aur filmon mein rahi

ek basirat ki talash

kuchh na kuchh roTi ki bhi thi justuju

jaane kis manzil ki thi wo aarzu

be-sabab logon se yarana raha

aur phir tanha raha barson talak

sab the qaidi apne apne jal ke

tamannaon ki daldal mein paDe

kis mein himmat thi ki badle zindagani ke purane KHol ko

hum se sarkash ko diya karte the nam

aur hans kar KHush hua karte sare ajnabi

kaun samjhae ki hum mahkum hain mazlum hain

bebasi kaise muqaddar ban gai

bolega kaun

KHauf aisa hai ki koi shaKHs kuchh kahta nahin

jaane kis tufan ke sab muntazir hain

but bane

kaise chillaun ki apna ham-nawa koi nahin

alwidaa KHud apne sae ko magar

kahna paDa