chal aa ek aisi nazm kahooñ chal aa ek aisi nazm kahooñ jo lafz kahooñ vo ho jaa.e bas ashk kahooñ to ek aañsu tere gore gaal ko dho jaa.e main aa likkhoon tu aa jaa.e main baith likkhoon tu aa baithe mere shaane par sar rakhe tu main neend kahooñ tu so jaa.e main kaagaz par tere hont likkhoon tere honthon par muskaan aa.e main dil likkhoon tu dil thaa men main gum likkhoon vo kho jaa.e tere haath banaaun pencil se phir haath pe tere haath rakhoon kuchh ulta seedha farz karoon kuchh seedha ulta ho jaa.e main aah likhoon tu haay kare bechain likhoon bechain ho tu phir bechain ka be kaatoon tujhe chain zaraa sa ho jaa.e abhii ain likhoon tu soche mujhe phir sheen likhoon teri neend ude jab qaaf likhoon tujhe kuchh kuchh ho main ishq likhoon tujhe ho jaa.e

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

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

"Hamesha der kar deta hooñ" hamesha der kar deta hooñ main har kaam karne men zaroori baat kahni ho koi vaa'da nibhaana ho use awaaz deni ho use waapas bulaana ho hamesha der kar deta hooñ main madad karne ho us ki yaar ki dhaaras bandhaana ho bahut deerina raston par kisi se milne jaana ho hamesha der kar deta hooñ main badalte mausamon ki sair men dil ko lagana ho kisi ko yaad rakhna ho kisi ko bhool jaana ho hamesha der kar deta hooñ main kisi ko maut se pahle kisi gham se bachaana ho haqeeqat aur thii kuchh us ko ja ke ye bataana ho hamesha der kar deta hooñ main har kaam karne men

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

kuchh tum ne kaha kuchh main ne kaha aur badhte badhte baat badhi dil oob gaya dil doob gaya aur gahri kaali raat badhi tum apne ghar main apne ghar saare darwaaze band ki.e baithe hain kadve ghoont pi.e odhe hain ghusse ki chadar kuchh tum socho kuchh main sochun kyun unchi hain ye deewarein kab tak ham in par sar maarein kab tak ye andhere rahne hain keena ke ye ghere rahne hain chalo apne darwaaze khole aur ghar ke baahar aayen ham dil thehre jahaan hain barson se vo ik nukkad hai nafrat ka kab tak is nukkad par thehre ab is ke aage jaayen ham bas thodii door ik dariyaa hai jahaan ek ujaala bahta hai waan lehron lehron hain kirnen aur kirnon kirnon hain lahren in kirnon men in lehron men ham dil ko khoob nahaane den seenon men jo ik patthar haius patthar ko ghul jaane den dil ke ik kone men bhi chhupi gar thodii si bhi nafrat hai is nafrat ko dhul jaane den dono ki taraf se jis din bhi izhaar nadaamat ka hogaa tab jashn mohabbat ka hogaa

mere raaste men ik mod tha aur us mod par ped tha ek bargad ka ooncha ghana jis ke saa.e men meraa bahut vaqt beeta hai lekin hamesha yahii main ne socha ki raaste men ye mod hi is li.e hai ki ye ped hai umr ki aandhiyon men vo ped ek din gir gaya hai mod lekin hai ab tak wahin ka wahin dekhta hooñ to aage bhi raaste men bas mod hi mod hain ped koi nahin raaston men mujhe yuñ to mil jaate hain meherbaan phir bhi har mod par poochta hai ye dil vo jo ik chaanv thii kho gaii hai kahaan

main kitnii sadiyon se tak raha hooñ ye kaayenaat aur is ki wus'at tamaam hairat tamaam hairat ye kya tamasha ye kya samaan hai ye kya ayaan hai ye kya nihaan hai athaah saaghar hai ik khala kana jaane kab se na jaane kab tak kahaan talak hai hamaari nazaron ki intiha hai jise samjhte hain ham falak hai ye raat ka chhalni chhalni sa kaala aasmaañ hai ki jis men jugnoo ki shakl men be-shumaar suraj pighal rahe hain shahaab-e-saaqib hai ya hamesha ki thandi kaali fazaaon men jaise aag ke teer chal rahe hain karod-ha noori barson ke faaslon men phaili ye kahkashaaen khala ghere hain ya khalaon ki qaid men hai ye kaun kis ko li.e chala hai har ek lamha karodon meelon ki jo masafat hai in ko aaKHir kahaan hai jaana agar hai in ka kahii koi aaKHiri thikaana to vo kahaan hai jahaan kahii hai sawaal ye hai vahaañ se aage koi zameen hai koi falak hai agar nahin hai to ye nahin kitnii door tak hai main kitnii sadiyon se tak raha hooñ ye kaayenaat aur is ki wus'at tamaam hairat tamaam hairat sitaare jin ki safeer kirnen karodon barson se raah men hai zameen se milne ki chaah men hai kabhi to aa ke karengi ye meri aañkhen raushan kabhi to aayegi mere haathon men raushni ka ek aisa daaman ki jis ko thaa men main ja ke dekhoonga in khalaon ke phaile aangan kabhi to mujh ko ye kaayenaat apne raaz khul ke suna hi degi ye apna aaghaaz apna anjaam mujh ko ik din bataa hi degi agar koi waiz apne mimbar se nakhwat-aamez lahzhe men ye kahe ki tum to kabhi samajh hi nahin sakoge ki is qadar hai ye baat gahri to koi pooche jo main na samjha to kaun samjhaayega aur jis ko kabhi na koi samajh sake aisi baat to phir fuzool thehri

ye aa.e din ke hangaa men ye jab dekho safar karna yahaañ jaana vahaañ jaana ise milnaa use milnaa hamaare saare lamhe aise lagte hain ki jaise train ke chalne se pahle railway-station par jal dii jal dii apne dabbe dhoondte koi musaafir hon jinhen kab saans bhi lene ki mohlat hai kabhi lagta hai tum ko mujh se mujh ko tum se milne ka khayal aa.e kahaan itni bhi furqat hai magar jab sang-dil duniya meraa dil todti hai to koi ummeed chalte chalte jab munh morati hai to kabhi koi khushi ka phool jab is dil men khilta hai kabhi jab mujh ko apne zehan se koi khayal inaam milta hai kabhi jab ik tamannaa poori hone se ye dil khaali sa hota hai kabhi jab dard aa ke palkon pe moti piroota hai to ye ehsaas hota hai khushi ho gham ho hairat ho koi jazba ho is men jab kahii ik mod aa.e to vahaañ pal bhar ko saari duniya peeche chhoot jaati hai vahaañ pal bhar ko is kath-putli jaisi zindagi ki dori toot jaati hai mujhe us mod par bas ik tumhaari hi zaroorat hai magar ye zindagi ki khoobsurat ik haqeeqat hai ki meri raah men jab aisa koi mod aaya hai to har us mod par main ne tumhein ham-raah paaya hai

jaane kis ki talash un ki aankhoñ men thii aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe jitna bhi vo chale itne hi bich ga.e raah men faasle KHvaab manzil the aur manzilen KHvaab theen raaston se nikalte rahe raaste jaane kis vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe jin pe sab chalte hain aise sab raaste chhod ke ek anjaan pagdandi ki ungli thaa men hue ik sitaare se ummeed baandhe hue samt ki har gumaan ko yaqeen maan ke apne dil se koi dhoka khaate hue jaan ke sehra sehra samundar ko vo dhoondte kuchh saraabo ki jaanib rahe gaamzan yuñ nahin tha ki un ko khabar hi na thii ye samundar nahin lekin un ko kahii shaayad ehsaas tha ye fareb un ko mahw-e-safar rakkhega ye sabab tha ki tha aur koi sabab jo li.e un ko firta raha manzilon manzilon raaste raaste jaane kis vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe akshar aisa hua shehr-dar-shehr aur bastii bastii kisi bhi dariche men koi charaagh-e-mohabbat na tha be-rukhi se bharii saari galiyon men saare makaanon ke darwaaze yuñ band the jaise ik sard KHaamosh lehje men vo kah rahe hon muravvat ka aur meherbaani ka maskan kahii aur hogaa yahaañ to nahin hai yahii ek manzar samete the shehron ke pathreeli sab raaste jaane kis vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe aur k abhii yuñ hua aarzoo ke musaafir the jaltee sulagti hui dhoop men kuchh darakhton ne saa.e bichhaaye magar un ko aisa laga saa.e men jo sukoon aur aaraam hai manzilon tak pahunchne na dega unhen aur yuñ bhi hua mahki kaliyon ne KHushboo ke paighaam bheje unhen un ko aisa laga chand kaliyon pe kaise qanaat karen un ko to dhoondhna hai vo gulshan ki jis ko kisi ne abhii tak hai dekha nahin jaane kyun tha unhen is ka poora yaqeen der ho ya savera un ko lekin kahii aise gulshan ke mil jaayenge raaste jaane kis vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe dhoop dhalne lagii bas zaraa der men raat ho jaayegi aarzoo ke musaafir jo hain un ke qadmon tale jo bhi ik raah hai vo bhi shaayad andhere men kho jaayegi aarzoo ke musaafir bhi apne thake-haare be-jaan pairo'n pe kuchh der tak ladkhadaayenge aur gir ke so jaayenge sirf sannaata sochega ye raat bhar manzilen to unhen jaane kitnii miliin ye magar manzilon ko samjhte rahe jaane kyun raaste jaane kis vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe aur phir ik savere ki ujli kiran teergii cheer ke jagmaga degi jab an-ginat rahguzaron pe bikhre hue un ke naqsh-e-qadam aafiyat-gaahon men rahne waale ye hairat se majboor ho ke kaheinge ye naqsh-e-qadam sirf naqsh-e-qadam hi nahin ye to daryaft hain ye to ijaad hain ye to afkaar hain ye to ashaar hain ye koi raqs hain ye koi raag hain in se hi to hain aaraasta saari tahzeeb o taarikh ke vaqt ke zindagi ke s abhii raaste vo musaafir magar jaante-boojhte bhi rahe be-KHabar jis ko choo len qadam vo to bas raah thii un ki manzil digar thii alag chaah thii jo nahin mil sake us ki thii aarzoo jo nahin hai kahii us ki thii justuju shaayad is vaaste aarzoo ke musaafir bhatkte rahe