ham milenge kahii ham milenge kahii ajnabi shahar ki KHvaab hoti hui shaahraaoon pe aur shaahraaoon pe phaili hui dhoop men ek din ham kahii saath hoge vaqt ki aandhiyon se ati saahtoon par se miTTi hataate huye ek hi jaise aañsu behaate huye ham milenge ghane janglo ki hari ghaas par aur kisi shaakh-e-naazuk par padte huye bojh ki dastaanon men kho jaayenge ham sanobar ke pedon ki nokiile patton se sadiyon se soye huye devataaon ki aañkhen chabo jaayenge ham milenge kahii barf ke bajuon men ghire parvaton par baanjh qabro men lete huye koh pemaaon ki yaad men nazm kahte huye jo pahaadoon ki aulaad thein aur unhen vaqt aane par maa baap ne apni aaghosh men le liya ham milenge kahii shah sulemaan ke urs men hauz ki seediyon par wuzu karne waalo ke shaffaaf chehron ke aage sangemarmar se aarasta farsh par pair rakhte huye aah bharte huye aur darakhton ko mannat ke dhaago se azaad karte huye ham milenge ham milenge kahii naarmendi ke saahil pe aate huye apne gum gashtarashto ki khaak-e-safar se ati vardiyo ke nishaan dekh kar maraakis se palte huye ek jarnel ki aakhiri baat par muskuraate huye ik jahaan jang ki chot khaate huye ham milenge ham milenge kahii roos ki daastaon ki jhoothi kahaanii pe aankhoñ men hairat sajaaye huye shaam lebnaan beirut ki nargisi chashmuro ki aamad ke nohoo pe hanste huye khooni kaziyo se maflooh jalbaaniyaan ke pahaadi ilaaqon men mehmaan ban kar milenge ham milenge ek murda zamaane ki KHush rang tahzeeb men zasb hone ke imkaan men ik puraani imarat ke pahluu men ujde huye laan men aur apne asiroon ki raah dekhte paanch sadiyon se veeraan zindaan men ham milenge tamannaon ki chhatriyon ke tale khwahishon ki hawaon ke bebaak boso se chhalni badan saumpane ke liye raaston ko ham milenge zameen se namoodaar hote huye aathvein barre azam men udte huye kaaleen par ham milenge kisi baar men apni bakaaya bachi umr ki paaymaali ke jaam haath men lenge aur ek hi ghoont men ham ye saiyal andar utaarenge aur hosh aane talak geet gaayenge bachpan ke qisse sunaata hua geet jo aaj bhi hamko azbar hai bedi be bedi tu thildi tapaiye pate paar kya hai pate paar kya hai ham milenge baagh men gaav men dhoop men chaanv men ret men dasht men shahar men masjidoon men kaliso men mandir men mehraab men church men mooslaadhaar baarish men bazaar men KHvaab men aag men gehre paani men galiyon men jungle men aur aasmaanon men kono makaan se pare gair aabda saiyaraaye aarzoo men sadiyon se khaali padi bench par jahaan maut bhi ham se dasto garebaan hogii to bas ek do din ki mehmaan hogii

raaygaani main kamre men pichhle ikattees dinon se faqat is haqeeqat ka nuksaan ginne ki koshish men uljha hua hooñ ki tu ja chuki hai tujhe raaygaani ka ratti barabar andaaza nahin hai tujhe yaad hai vo zamaana jo campus ki pagdandiyon pe tahalte hue kat gaya tha tujhe yaad hai ki jab qadam chal rahe the ki ek pair teraa tha aur ek meraa qadam vo jo dharti pe aawaaz dete ki jaise ho raaga koi mutriboon ka qadam jaise ke sa pa ga ma pa ga sa re vo table ki tirakhat pe tak dhin dhinka dhin tink dhin dhana dhin bahm chal rahe the qadam chal rahe the qadam jo musalsal agar chal rahe the to kitne gavaiyon ke ghar chal rahe the magar jis gha dii tu ne us raah ko mere tanha qadam ke hawaale kiya un suron ki kahaanii wahin ruk gaii kitnii fankaariyaan kitnii baarikiyaan kitnii kaliyaan bilaaval gavaiyon ke honthon pe aane se pahle fana ho gaye kitne nusrat fateh kitne mehn dii hasan muntazir rah gaye ki hamaare qadam phir se uthne lagen tujhko maaloom hai jis gha dii meri awaaz sun ke tu ik zaaviye pe palat ke mu dii thii wahaan se relativity ka janaaza utha tha ki us zaaviye ki kashish men hi yoonan ke falsafe sab zamaanon ki tarteeb barbaad kar ke tujhe dekhne aa gaye the ki tere jhukaav ki tamsil pe apni seedhi lakeeron ko kham de saken apni ak dii hui gardanon ko liye apne vaqton men palten geometry ko janam de saken ab bhi kuchh falsafi apne feke zamaanon se bhaage hue hain mere raaston pe aañkhen bichhaaye hue apni daanisht men yuñ khade hain ki jaise vo daanish ka mamba yahiin pe kahii hai magar mud ke takne ko tu hi nahin hai to kaise florence ki tang galiyon se koi davinci uthe kaise hispania men picasso bane unki aankhoñ ko tu jo muyassar nahin hai ye sab tere mere ikatthe na hone ki qeemat ada kar rahe hain ki tere na hone se har ik zama men har ek fan men har ek dastaan men koi ek chehra bhi taza nahin hai tujhe raaygaani ka ratti barabar andaaza nahin hai

udaasi ibaarat jo udaasi ne likhi hai badan us ka ghazal sa reshmi hai kisi ki paas aati aahaton se udaasi aur gahri ho chali hai uchhal padti hain lahren chaand tak jab samundar ki udaasi tootti hai udaasi ke parindon tum kahaan ho mirii tanhaaii tum ko dhoondhti hai mire ghar ki ghani tareekiyo men udaasi bulb si jaltee rahi hai udaasi odhe vo boodhi havelina jaane kis ka rastaa dekhti hai udaasi subh ka maasoom jharna udaasi shaam ki bahti nadi hai

kyuuñ hai tum nahin ho yahaañ par phir bhi tumhaare hone ka ehsaas kyuuñ hai kuchh hai nahin mere haath men phir bhi kuchh hone ki ye aas kyuuñ hai badi hairaani hai mujhe ki vo door hokar bhi itnaa paas kyuuñ hai sabne kaha ki vo to paraaya hai vo paraaya hokar bhi itnaa khaas kyuuñ hai j itnaa vo door hai mujhse vo utna hi mujh...ko raas kyuuñ hai baitha hooñ bilkul ekaant men main phir bhi kaanon men uski aawaaz kyuuñ hai khul ke nahin kahti vo kuchh bhi uski aankhoñ men itne raaz kyuuñ hain basi hai dil men vo mere ye meraa dil uskaa aavaas kyuuñ hai us..ko nahin bhula saka main ye uske naam ki har shvaas kyuuñ hai poori kaaynaat uski yaad dilaati hai ye tan-man men uskaa vaas kyuuñ hai vo meri hui nahin hai abhii us..ko khone ke dar se man itnaa badhavaas kyuuñ hai dooriyaan likhi hain jaise darmiyaan meraa naseeb mujhse itnaa naaraaz kyuuñ hai aise shabd kahaan se laaun ki vo samjhe jo gar na samjha paa.e to phir aise alfaaz kyuuñ hain rah to raha hooñ apne nivaas men uske bin lagta ye vanvaas kyuuñ hai gar mil bhi jaa.e sampatti saari duniya ki magar vo saath nahin to phir ye bhogvilaas kyuuñ hai sote hi uske khwaabon men aur jaagte hi uske khyaalon men kaise bhi uskaa ho jaane ki itni pyaas kyuuñ hai jaltee hain ye nazren ab meri in nainon ko har waqt teri talash kyuuñ hai haalaat kah rahe hain ki ye mumkin nahin phir bhi tum pukaarogi ek din mujhe itnaa vishwas kyuuñ hai ab bhi nahin samjhi kyuuñ hai tumhaari bahut yaad aati hai tum bin raha nahin jaata bas baat kuchh yoon hai tumse bepanaah mohabbat thii hai aur rahegi ye satya jyon ka tyon hai kyuuñ hai

dareecha-haa-e-khayaal chahta hooñ ki bhool jaaun tumhein aur ye sab dareecha-haa-e-khayaal jo tumhaari hi samt khulte hain band kar doon kuchh is tarah ki yahaañ yaad ki ik kiran bhi aa na sake chahta hooñ ki bhool jaaun tumhein aur KHud bhi na yaad aaun tumhein jaise tum sirf ik kahaanii theen jaise main sirf ik fasana tha

yaad dast-e-tanhaai men ai jaan-e-jahaan larzaan hain teri awaaz ke saa.e tire honton ke saraab dast-e-tanhaai men doori ke khas-o-khaak tale khil rahe hain tire pahluu ke saman aur gulaab uth rahi hai kahiin qurbat se tiri saans kii aanch apni KHushboo men sulagti hui madhham madhham door ufuq paar chamakti hui qatra qatra gir rahi hai tiri dildaar nazar kii shabnam is qadar pyaar se ai jaan-e-jahaan rakkha hai dil ke rukhsaar pe is vaqt tiri yaad ne haath yuñ gumaan hota hai garche hai abhii subh-e-firaq dhal gaya hijr ka din aa bhi gaii vasl kii raat

ham parvarish-e-lauh-o-qalam karte rahenge jo dil pe guzarti hai raqam karte rahenge asbaab-e-gham-e-ishq bahm karte rahenge veeraani-e-dauraan pe karam karte rahenge haan talkhi-e-ayyaam abhii aur badhegi haan ahl-e-sitam mashq-e-sitam karte rahenge manzoor ye talkhi ye sitam ham ko gawara dam hai to mudaava-e-alam karte rahenge may-khaana salaamat hai to ham surkhi-e-may se tazain-e-dar-o-baam-e-haram karte rahenge baaki hai lahu dil men to har ashk se paida rang-e-lab-o-rukhsaar-e-sanam karte rahenge ik tarz-e-taghaful hai so vo un ko mubarak ik arz-e-tamanna hai so ham karte rahenge

ik zaraa sochne do is khayaabaan men jo is lahza biyaabaan bhi nahin kaun si shaakh men phool aa.e the sab se pahle kaun be-rang hui ranj-o-tab se pahle aur ab se pahle kis ghadi kaun se mausam men yahaañ KHoon ka qahat pada gul ki shah-rag pe kada vaqt pada sochne do sochne do ik zaraa sochne do ye bhara shahar jo ab vaadi-e-veeraan bhi nahin is men kis vaqt kahaan aag lagii thii pahle is ke saf-basta dareechon men se kis men awwal zeh hui surkh shuaaon ki kamaan kis jagah jot jagi thii pahle sochne do ham se us des ka tum naam o nishaan poochte ho jis ki taarikh na jugraafiya ab yaad aa.e aur yaad aa.e to mahboo-e-guzishta yaad aa.e roo-b-roo aane se jee ghabr aa.e haan magar jaise koi aise mahboob ya mahbooba ka dil rakhne ko aa nikalta hai kabhi raat bitaane ke li.e ham ab us umr ko aa pahunchen hain jab ham bhi yoonhi dil se mil aate hain bas rasm nibhaane ke li.e dil ki kya poochte ho sochne do

mujhe mojzoon pe yaqeen nahin magar aarzoo hai ki jab qaza mujhe bazm-e-dahr se le chale to phir ek baar ye izn de ki lahd se laut ke aa sakoon tire dar pe aa ke sadaa karoon tujhe gham-gusaar ki ho talab to tire huzoor men aa rahoon ye na ho to soo-e-rah-e-adam main phir ek baar ravana hooñ

dard tham jaayega gham na kar gham na kar yaar laut aayenge dil thehar jaayega gham na kar gham na kar zakham bhar jaayega gham na kar gham na kar din nikal aayega gham na kar gham na kar abr khul jaayega raat dhal jaayegi gham na kar gham na kar rut badal jaayegi gham na kar gham na kar