Al-Zev

Dekha palat kar toh wahaan koi na tha,
Bhare aalam mein bhi koi apna sa na tha,
Woh dhoondhlati aankhein khojti rahi use,
Jo shaayad kabhi hua hi na tha.

Simat-te hue ujaale mein door dikhta chala jaata kahi,
Kaun hai woh inn aankhon ko jis ki talaash hai?

Gehraate andhkaar mein taraashti hain,
Apni bebasi mein namm hoti ithlati hain,
Nochti hain,
Chillaati hain,
Iss shor-bhare sannate mein sun-ne, sunane ki bhooki,
Raah chalte logon se ek lamha udhar mangne ki aas liye firteen hain..

Jaane kiski talaash hai inhe,
Kya yeh batlana chahteen hain,
Badhti raat ke saath,
Apne-aap ko aur bebas, mayus aur lachaar pateen hain.
**
Ghaliban ummeed nahi chhodhi hai inhone abhi,
Aakhir raat mein bhi toh chandni ka ujaala chamakta hai.
Kya pata tha lekin hume,
Ki aaj amaavas ki raat hogi.

Koi sun-ne wala nahi,
Koi dard baantne waala nahi,
Bas ek khaali sa andhkaar hai.
Subaah hone ki yahaan koi darkaar nahi,
Yahaan toh bas ek chadhta * bukhaar hai.
(*paisson ka)

Jahaan dekho wahaan bhooke hain sab,
Bharne se bhi na bhare aisi lath hai,
Jitna bhi koi ameer ho,
Andar se akhir utna hi gareeb hai.

Aise mein humaari kya auqaat?
Be-zubaan aankhon se bhi koi kuchh puchhta hai kabhi?

Sunkar bhi an-suna unhone,
Gunga bana diya hume.
Dekhte hue bhi andheka unhone,
 Andhaa bana diya hume.

Ab iss zindagi ka udhaar chukaaya nahi jaata humse,
Dukhta hai shareer,
Kamptee hai rooh,
Bas ab aur saah nahi jaata humse.

Waqt ke har sisakte hue lamhe ke saath saath,
Zindagi ne aakhir meri auqat dekha-di hai mujhe...


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**Ek hamdard ki shaayad talaash hai inhe,
Yeh toh bas apna pyaar aur baseerat baantna chaahtee hain

Musāfir, مسافر

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