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

hausla hausla rakh raaste dikhne lagenge yah andhere subh tak chhatne lagenge qafile par qafile guzre yahaañ se dekhna kuchh naqsh-e-paa aage milenge lad-khadaate hauslon ko phir utha kar subh hote hi safar par chal padenge thokron se kah do ke dam-kham laga den ham girengे phir uthenge par chalenge

ramz tum jab aaogi to khoya hua paayogi mujhe meri tanhaaii men KHvaabon ke siva kuchh bhi nahin mere kamre ko sajaane ki tamannaa hai tumhein mere kamre men kitaabon ke siva kuchh bhi nahin in kitaabon ne badaa zulm kiya hai mujh par in men ik ramz hai jis ramz ka maara hua zehan muzdaa-e-ishrat-e-anjaam nahin pa saka zindagi men kabhi aaraam nahin pa saka

mirii hayaat ye hai aur ye tumhaari qaza ziyaada kis se kahooñ aur kis ko kam bolo tum ahl-e-kh aanaa rahe aur main yateem hua tumhaara dard badaa hai ya miraa gham bolo tumhaara daur tha ghar men bahaar hansati thii abhii to dar pe faqat ranj-o-gham ki dastak hai tumhaare saath ka mausam badaa haseen raha tumhaare baad ka mausam badaa bhayaanak hai hazaaron qarz the mujh par tumhaari ulfat ke mujhe vo qarz chukaane ka mauqa to dete tumhaara KHoon mire jism men ma chaltaa raha zaraa se qatre bahaane ka mauqa to dete bade sukoon se tum so ga.e vahaañ ja kar ye kaise neend tumhein aa gaii naye ghar men har ek shab main faqat karvatein badalta hooñ tumhaari qabr ke kankar hon jaise bistar men main bojh kaandhon pe aise utha ke chaltaa hooñ tumhaara jaise janaaza utha ke chaltaa tha yahaañ pe mirii pareshaani sirf mirii hai vahaañ koi na koi kaandha to badalta tha tumhaari sham-e-tamanna bas ek raat bujhi charaaghhh mirii tavakko ke roz bujhte hain main saans luun bhi to kaise ki mirii saanson men tumhaari doobti saanson ke teer chubhte hain main jab bhi chhoota hooñ apne badan ki miTTi ko to lams phir usii thande badan ka hota hai libaas roz badalta hooñ main bhi sab ki tarah magar khayal tumhaare kafan ka hota hai bahut taveel kahaanii hai mirii hasti ki tumhaari maut to ik mukhtasar fasana hai vo jis gali se janaaza tumhaara niklaa tha usii gali se miraa roz aanaa j aanaa hai main koi raah hooñ tum raah dekhne waale ki muntazir to mara par na intizaar mara tumhaari maut mirii zindagi se behtar hai tum ek baar mare main to baar baar mara

mariyam main aainon se gurez karte hue pahaadon ki kokh men saans lene waali udaas jheelon men apne chehre ka aks dekhooñ to sochta hooñ ki mujh men aisa bhi kya hai mariyam tumhaari be-sakhta mohabbat zameen pe phaile hue samandar ki wusaaton se bhi maavra hai mohabbaton ke samundaron men bas ek bahira-e-hijr hai jo bura hai mariyam khala-navardon ko jo sitaare muaawze men mile the vo unki raushni men ye sochte hain ki vaqt hi to KHuda hai mariyam aur is taalluq ki gathriyon men ruki hui saatyon se hatkar mere li.e aur kya hai mariyam abhii bahut vaqt hai ki ham vaqt de zaraa ik doosre ko magar ham ik saath rahkar bhi KHush na rah sake to muaaf karna ki maine bachpan hi dukh ki dahleez par guzaara main un charaaghon ka dukh hooñ jinki love shab-e-intezaar men bujh gaii magar unse uthne vaala dhuaan zamaan-o-makaan men faila hua hai ab tak main kohsaaron aur unke jismoon se bahne waali un aabshaaron ka dukh hooñ jinko zameen ke chehron par rengte rengte zamaane guzar ga.e hain jo log dil se utar ga.e hain kitaaben aankhoñ pe rakh ke soye the mar ga.e hain main unka dukh hooñ jo jism khud-lazzatee se ukta ke aainon ki tasalliyon men pale badhe hain main unka dukh hooñ main ghar se bhaage huo ka dukh hooñ main raat jaage huo ka dukh hooñ main sahilon se bandhi hui kashtiyon ka dukh hooñ main laapata ladkiyon ka dukh hooñ khulii hue khidkiyon ka dukh hooñ mitti hui takhtiyon ka dukh hooñ thake hue baadlon ka dukh hooñ jale hue junglon ka dukh hooñ jo khul kar barsi nahin hai main us ghatta ka dukh hooñ zameen ka dukh hooñ KHuda ka dukh hooñ bala ka dukh hooñ jo shaakh saawan men foottee hai vo shaakh tum ho jo peeng baarish ke baad ban ban ke tootti hai vo peeng tum ho tumhaare hothon se saatyon ne sama'aton ka sabq liya hai tumhaari hi shaakh-e-sandlee se samundaron ne namak liya hai tumhaara meraa muaamla hi juda hai mariyam tumhein to sab kuchh pata hai mariyam

baaton ka martabaan achaanak chhoot gaya hai haathon se baaton ke naazuk jism ab lafzon ki kirchon se zakhmi hai aur lahooluhaan be-bas se hain khayal aur maani bhi uchhal kar door pade hain kone men rote se bilkhte se saare ehsaas pade hai farsh pe mar kar bhaar ponch kar samet luun phir bhi chakhte to na mitenge

suno na kahii se koi carbon-paper le aao khoobsurat us vaqt ki kuchh naqlen nikaalen kitnii parchiyon men jeete hain ham lamhon ki besh-keemati raseeden bhi to hain kuchh to hisaab rakhen un ka qismat pakki parchi to rakh legi zindagi ki kuchh kacchi parchiyaan hamaare paas bhi to hongi kuchh naqlen kuchh raseeden likhaaiyaan kuchh mutthiyon men ho to tasalli rahtii hai suno na kahii se koi carbon-paper le aao

kis dhun men rahtii ho tum uljhe hue baalon ki girhen tum se nahin suljhati kya laao inhen main suljhaa doon oon ke uljhe guchchon se ye baal tumhaare suljhe to resham ho jaayen aur baalon ko suljhaane ke bahaane jeevan ki uljhan suljhaaoon ghane bano men shank bajaaoon aur titli ban kar ud jaaun shaakhon ko main raqs dikhaaun ek kaaghaz ki naav banaaun tujh ko door baha le jaaun aur tere dukh ki varsha men antarman tak bheegti jaaun aa ajnabi si ladki main teri bachpan ki si saheli ho jaaun

seviyaan khaane ka man karta hai kab haare men rakhi haandi utaregi kab maa seviyaan parosegi kab se thaali li.e khadi hooñ pahle dhuaan gahra tha aankhoñ men chubhta tha khaara tha bahut ab halka hai jheena hai KHushboo aati hai dhuen se gur gur ki aawaazen aane lagii hai maa haandi utaar lo seviyaan pak gaii hain

tamaam KHvaabon ki aañkhen adhoore fasaane ke aakhiri geet ko tumhaari aankhoñ se sunna chaahengi dard fasurda raaton ke zard chehre tumhaari parchaaiyon men panaah dhundenge raushan yaadon ke murda murjhaaye badan kaanch ki moti dhundli deewaar men dafn rahenge ummeedon ke janaaze roz uthenge cheekh'on ke halk se zabaanen kheench li jaayeñgi aahon ke qad katwa diye jaayenge tumhein pukaaroongi bhi to kaise magar ta-umr ye nazrein tumhein dhundenngi