Machanic Shaer

baiThe baiThe dil mein ek shaer ke aaya ye KHayal

shairi se baDh ke bhi duniya ko dikhlae kamal

raushni mein shams ki DhunDa to sancha mil gaya

ittifaqan us ko ek motor ka Dhancha mil gaya

tube tyre burst aur engine ki haalat thi KHarab

bajte the midguard jaise bajte hain chang-o-rabab

kuchh clutch mein thi KHarabi aur TuTe the break

sar se pa tak screw Dhila tha us ka ek ek

us ke bearing gal chuke the aur gudgeon-pin the KHarab

yani suraj ki tarah Dhalta hi jata tha shabab!

raste se us ke logon ko haTane se tha kaam

yun siwae horn ke bajte the kal-purze tamam

aur ye aalam tha jahan bhi rokna maqsud ho

bas isi andaz se petrol is mein Dal do

ya kisi bijli ke khambe hi se Takra do ise

do tariqon mein se jaise chaho Thahra lo ise

jab hui start to samjho qayamat aa gai

jo bhi is motor mein baiTha us ki shamat aa gai

baiThne walon ka aksar rah mein hota tha khel!

ek kahta tha ki han main baiThta hun tu dhakel!

us ke kal-purze bhi aur saman bhi kam-yab tha

us ka order hi mein aa jaana KHayal-o-KHwab tha

jis ne is motor ko dekha aql us ki KHabt thi!

sochte the dil mein ye hazrat ki ab kya kijiye

al-gharaz tai kar liya purzon ka chanda kijiye

axel to ford se piston bhi citeron se liye

aur KHushamad karke tyre tube michelon se liye

mang li body fiat se aur purze bhi mile

radiator austin se horn chewerlet se

batri to buke ki li aur cylinder dodge ka!

ek purana magnet studebaker ne diya

auckland ka bhi purana sa gear-box aa gaya

tan ke dhakne ke liye morris ka bonnet chha gaya

han hamari bicycle ne bhi kiya ye kar-e-nek

rahm kha kar us ko apne de diye donon break

sare kal-purze faraham ho chuke jab ek sath

un ke fiT karne ko uTTha shair-e-rangin ka hath

raat ko do do baje tak Thoka-piTi se tha kaam

jis ke bais nind ham-sayon ki hoti thi haram

ek be-jaan chiz se sachchi mohabbat dekh kar

rah gae hairat mein sab shaer ki jiddat dekh kar

baat bigDi thi kahan par aur kahan par ban gai

is tarah se 'doctor-yawar' ki motor ban gai