Banjara

main banjara

waqt ke kitne shahron se guzra hun

lekin

waqt ke is ek shahr se jate jate muD ke dekh raha hun

soch raha hun

tum se mera ye nata bhi TuT raha hai

tum ne mujh ko chhoDa tha jis shahr mein aa kar

waqt ka ab wo shahr bhi mujh se chhuT raha hai

mujh ko widaa karne aae hain

is nagri ke sare basi

wo sare din

jin ke kandhe par soti hai

ab bhi tumhaari zulf ki KHushbu

sare lamhe

jin ke mathe par raushan

ab bhi tumhaare lams ka Tika

nam aankhon se

gum-sum mujh ko dekh rahe hain

mujh ko in ke dukh ka pata hai

in ko mere gham ki KHabar hai

lekin mujh ko hukm-e-safar hai

jaana hoga

waqt ke agle shahr mujhe ab jaana hoga

waqt ke agle shahr ke sare bashinde

sab din sab raaten

jo tum se na-waqif honge

wo kab meri baat sunenge

mujh se kahenge

jao apni rah lo rahi

hum ko kitne kaam paDe hain

jo biti so bit gai

ab wo baaten kyun dohraate ho

kandhe par ye jholi rakkhe

kyun phirte ho kya pate ho

main be-chaara

ek banjara

aawara phirte phirte jab thak jaunga

tanhai ke Tile par ja kar baiThunga

phir jaise pahchan ke mujh ko

ek banjara jaan ke mujh ko

waqt ke agle shahr ke sare nanhe-munne bhole lamhe

nange panw

dauDe dauDe bhage bhage aa jaenge

mujh ko gher ke baiThenge

aur mujh se kahenge

kyun banjare

tum to waqt ke kitne shahron se guzre ho

un shahron ki koi kahani hamein sunao

un se kahunga

nanhe lamho!

ek thi rani

sun ke kahani

sare nanhe lamhe

ghamgin ho kar mujh se ye puchhenge

tum kyun in ke shahr na aain

lekin un ko bahla lunga

un se kahunga

ye mat puchho

aankhen mundo

aur ye socho

tum hotin to kaisa hota

tum ye kahtin

tum wo kahtin

tum is baat pe hairan hotin

tum us baat pe kitni hanstin

tum hotin to aisa hota

tum hotin to waisa hota

dhire dhire

mere sare nanhe lamhe

so jaenge

aur main

phir haule se uTh kar

apni yaadon ki jholi kandhe par rakh kar

phir chal dunga

waqt ke agle shahr ki jaanib

nanhe lamhon ko samjhane

bhule lamhon ko bahlane

yahi kahani phir dohrane

tum hotin to aisa hota

tum hotin to waisa hota