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

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

bhalii si ek shakl thii bhale dinon ki baat hai bhalii si ek shakl thina ye ki husn-e-taam hona dekhne men aam sina ye ki vo chale to kahkashaan si raahguzaar lage magar vo saath ho to phir bhala bhala safar lage koi bhi rut ho us ki chhab fazaa ka rang-roop thii vo garmiyon ki chaanv thii vo sardiyon ki dhoop thii na muddaton juda rahena saath subh-o-shaam hona rishta-e-wafa pe zidna ye ki izn-e-aam ho na aisi khush-libaasiyaan ki saadgi gilaa karena itni be-takallufi ki aaina haya kare na ikhtilaat men vo ram ki bad-maza hon khwaahisheinna is qadar supurdagi ki zach karen nawaazisheinna aashiqi junoon ki ki zindagi azaab hona is qadar kathor-pan ki dosti KHaraab ho kabhi to baat bhi khafi kabhi sukoot bhi sukhun kabhi to kisht-e-zaafaran kabhi udaasiyon ka ban suna hai ek umr hai muaamalaat-e-dil ki bhi visaal-e-jan-faza to kya firaq-e-jan-gusil ki bhi so ek roz kya hua vafaa pe bahs chhid gaii main ishq ko amar kahooñ vo meri zid se chid gaii main ishq ka aseer tha vo ishq ko qafas kahe ki umr bhar ke saath ko vo bad-tar-az-hawas kahe shajar hazar nahin ki ham hamesha pa-b-gil rahenna dhor hain ki rassiyaan gale men mustaqil rahen mohabbaton ki wusaaten hamaare dast-o-pa men hain bas ek dar se nisbatein sagaan-e-ba-wafa men hain main koi painting nahin ki ik fra men men rahoon vahii jo man ka meet ho usii ke prem men rahoon tumhaari soch jo bhi ho main us mizaaj ki nahin mujhe vafaa se bair hai ye baat aaj ki nahin na us ko mujh pe maan thana mujh ko us pe zoom hi jo ahd hi koi na ho to kya gham-e-shikastagi so apna apna raasta hasi-khushi badal diya vo apni raah chal padi main apni raah chal diya bhalii si ek shakl thii bhalii si us ki dosti ab us ki yaad raat din nahin magar kabhi kabhi

mujh se pahli si mohabbat mirii mahboob na maang mujh se pahli si mohabbat mirii mahboob na maang main ne samjha tha ki tu hai to darkhshan hai hayaat teraa gham hai to gham-e-dehr ka jhagda kya hai teri soorat se hai aalam men bahaaron ko sabaat teri aankhoñ ke siva duniya men rakha kya hai tu jo mil jaa.e to taqdeer nigoon ho jaa.e yuñ na tha main ne faqat chaaha tha yuñ ho jaa.e aur bhi dukh hain zamaane men mohabbat ke siva raahatein aur bhi hain vasl ki raahat ke siva an-ginat sadiyon ke tareek bheemaana tilism resham o atlas o kamkhaab men bunwaaye hue jaa-ba-jaa bikte hue koocha-o-baazaar men jism KHaak men luthde hue KHoon men nahlaaye hue jism nikle hue amraaz ke tannooron se peep bahti hui galte hue naasooron se laut jaati hai udhar ko bhi nazar kya kijeye ab bhi dilkash hai tira husn magar kya kijeye aur bhi dukh hain zamaane men mohabbat ke siva raahatein aur bhi hain vasl ki raahat ke siva mujh se pahli si mohabbat mirii mahboob na maang

vo pul ki saathviin seedhi pe baitha kahtaa rehta tha kisi thaile men bhar ke gar khayal apne main darwaaze pe harkaare ki soorat ja ke pahunchaata chamakti boonden baarish ki kisi ki jeb men bhar ke gale men baadlon ka ek mafalar daal kar aata vo bheega bheega sa rehta kisi ke kaan men do baaliyon se chaand pahnaata machheron ki koi ladki agar milti garjate baadlon ko baandh kar baalon ke jode men dhanak ki beeni de aata mujhe gar kahkashaan ko baantne ka haq diya hota KHuda ne to koi footpath se bola ai aulaad sha'ir ki bahut khaai hain rookhi rotiyaan main ne jo la saka hai to ik baar kuchh saalan hi la kar de

dekho aahista chalo aur bhi aahista zaraa dekhna soch-sambhal kar zaraa paanv rakhna zor se baj na uthe pairo'n ki awaaz kahii kaanch ke KHvaab hain bikhre hue tanhaaii men KHvaab toote ne koi jaag na jaaye dekho jaag jayega koi KHvaab to mar jayega

ajeeb sa amal hai ye ye ek farzi guftagoo aur ektarfa ek aise shaKHs se khyaal jiski shakl hai khyaal hi saboot hai

ek bauchaar tha vo shakhs bina barase kisi abr ki sahmi si nami se jo bhigo deta tha ek bochaar hi tha vo jo kabhi dhoop ki afshaan bhar ke door tak sunte hue chehron pe chhidak deta tha neem tareek se haal men aañkhen chamak uthatii theen sar hilaata tha kabhi jhoom ke tahni ki tarah lagta tha jhonka hawa ka tha koi chhed gaya hai gungunata tha to khulte hue baadal ki tarah muskurahat men kaii tarbon ki jhankaar chhupi thii gali qaasim se chali ek ghazal ki jhankaar tha vo ek awaaz ki bauchaar tha vo

akelaa kis qadar seedha sahal saaf hai rastaa dekhona kisi shaakh ka saaya hai na deewaar ki takena kisi aankh ki aahat na kisi chehre ka shor door tak koi nahin koi nahin koi nahin chand qadmon ke nishaan haan kabhi milte hain kahii saath chalte hain jo kuchh door faqat chand qadam aur phir toot ke gir jaate hain ye kahte hue apni tanhaaii li.e aap chalo tanhaa akelaa saath aa.e jo yahaañ koi nahin koi nahin kis qadar seedha sahal saaf hai rastaa dekho