Wapsi

main ne socha tumhein muddat se nahin dekha hai

dil bahut din se hai bechain chalun ghar ho aaun

dur se ghar nazar aaya raushan

sari basti mein mila ek mera ghar be-KHwab

pas pahuncha to wo dekha jo nigahon mein meri ghum raha hai ab tak

raushan kamre ke andar!

aur dahliz pe tum!

sun ke shayad meri chap

tum nikal aai thin bijli ki tarah

aur wahin ruk si gai thin!

der tak!

panw dahliz pe chaukhaT pe rakhe donon hath

baal bikhrae hue shanon par

raushni pusht pe haale ki tarah

sans ki aamad-o-shud thi na koi jumbish-e-jism

jaise taswir lagi ho

jaise aasan pe khaDi ho dewi

main ne socha abhi tum ne mujhe pahchana nahin

bas isi soch mein le kar tumhein andar aaya

pas biThla ke kiya yunhi kisi baat ka zikr

tum ne baaten to bahut kin magar un baaton mein

koi wabastagi-e-dil

koi manus ishaara

lab pe izhaar-e-KHushi

na koi gham ki lakir

are kuchh bhi to na tha

na wo hansna, na wo rona, na shikayat, na gila

na wo raghbat ki koi chiz pakane ka KHayal

na dari la ke bichhana na wo aangan ki lipai ki koi baat

na nigahon mein ye ehsas ki hum tum donon

hain koi bis baras se ek sath

lakh koshish pe bhi tum ne mujhe pahchana nahin

main ne jaana tumhein main ne bhi nahin pahchana

ek ishaare mein zamana hi badal jata hai

silsila uns o rifaqat ka koi aaj bhi hai

par ye hai aur koi

jis se bandha hai naya rishta-e-zist

main bhi hun aur koi, jis ke sath

tum bhi hans-bol ke rah leti ho

wo bhi thi aur koi

jo wahin ruk gai us chaukhaT par

jaise taswir lagi ho

jaise aasan pe khaDi ho dewi