Mahrumi

main kahta hun tum se agar sham ko bhul kar bhi kisi ne kabhi koi dhundla sitara na dekha

to is par tajjub nahin hai na hoga

azal se isi Dhab ki paband hai sham ki zahira be-zarar shoKH nagin

ubharte hue aur lachakte hue aur machalte hue kahti jati hai aao mujhe dekho main ne

tumhaare liye ek rangin mahfil jamai hui hai

anokha sa aiwan hai har taraf jis mein parde gire hain wahan jo bhi ho us ko

koi nahin dekh sakta

tahen is ke pardon ki aise lachakti chali jati hain jaise phaili hui sath-e-dariya ne

uTh kar dhundalke ki manind pinhan kiya ho faza ko nazar se

zara dekho chhat par laTakte hain fanus apni har ek nim-raushan kiran se sujhate

hain ek bhed ki baat ka git jis mein masahri ke aaghosh ki larzishen hon

sutunon ke pichhe se aahista aahista rukta hua aur jhijakta hua chor saya yahi kah raha

hai wo aae wo aae

abhi ek pal mein achanak yunhi jagmagane lagega ye aiwan yaksar

har ek chiz kaise qarine se rakhi hui hai

main kahti hun mano chalo aao mahfil saji hai

tum aao to gunj uTThe shahnai dalan mein aane jaane ki aahaT se hangama paida

ho lekin masahri ke aaghosh ki larzishon mein tumhein is ka ehsas

bhi hone pae to zimma hai mera

azal se is Dhab ki paband hai mauj-e-betab us ko KHabar bhi na hogi ki ek shaKH-e-nazuk

ne bebak jhonke se Takra ke aahen bhari thin

magar main ye kahta hun tum se agar shad ko bhul kar bhi kisi ne kabhi koi dhundla sitara

na dekha to us par tajjub nahin hai

azal se isi Dhab ki paband hai sham ki shoKH nagin

ye Dasti hai Daste hue kahti jati hai

jao agar tum jhijakte rahoge to

har lamha yaksan rawish se guzar jaega aur tum dekhte hi rahoge akele akele

tumhein daen baen tumhein samne kuchh dikhai na dega faqat sard diwaren hansti rahengi

magar un ka hansna bhi aahista aahista bite zamane ki manind ek dur ki baat malum hone lagega

dhundalke mein Dubi hui aankh dekhegi rauzan se dur ek sitara nazar aa raha hai

magar chhat pe fanus ka koi jhula na hoga

shikasta fatada sutunon ki manind farsh-e-hazin par tumhaara wo saya taDapta rahega jise

ye tamanna thi kah dun tamanna kya thi

bas ab apni ghamnak baaton ko apne ubharte hue aur badalte hue rang mein tu chhupa le

main ab manta hun ki tu ne rawani mein apni bahut dur rauzan se dhundle

sitare bhi dekhe hain lakhon

main ab manta hun meri aankh mein ek aansu jhalakta chala ja raha hai Tapakta nahin hai

main ab manta hun mujhe daen baen mujhe samne kuchh dikhai nahin de raha hai faqat

sard diwaren hansti chali ja rahi hain

main ab manta hun ki main ne is aiwan ko aaj tak apne KHwabon mein dekha hai lekin

wahan koi bhi chiz aise qarine se rakkhi nahin hai

ki jaise bataya hai tu ne teri ek rangin mahfil saji hai

masahri ke aaghosh ki larzishon ka mujhe KHwab bhi ab na aaega main apne

kanon se kaise sununga wo shahnai ki gunj sindur

ka surKH naghma jise sun ke dalan mein aane jaane ki aahaT

se hangama ho jata hai ek pal ko

mujhe to faqat sard diwaren hansti sunai diye ja rahi hain