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

tu kisi aur hi duniya men mili thii mujhse tu kisi aur hi mausam ki mahak laai thii dar raha tha ki kahii zakham na bhar jaayen mere aur tu mutthiyaan bhar-bhar ke namak laai thii aur hi tarah ki aañkhen thii tere chehre par tu kisi aur sitaare se chamak laai thii teri awaaz hi sabkuchh thii mujhe monis-e-jaan kya karun main ki tu boli hi bahut kam mujhse teri chup se hi yahii mehsoos kiya tha maine jeet jayega teraa gham kisi roz mujhse shahar aawaazen lagata tha magar tu chup thii ye taalluq mujhe khaata tha magar tu chup thii vahii anjaam tha jo ishq ka aagaaz se hai tujhko paaya bhi nahin tha ki tujhe khona tha chali aati hai yahii rasm kaii sadiyon se yahii hota hai yahii hogaa yahii hona tha poochta rehta tha tujhse ki bataa kya dukh hai aur meri aankh men aañsu bhi nahin hote the maine andaaze lagaye ke sabab kya hogaa par mere teer taraazu bhi nahin hote the jiska dar tha mujhe maaloom pada logon se phir vo khush-bakht palat aaya teri duniya men jiske jaane pe mujhe tune jagah dii dil men meri qismat men hi jab khaali jagah likhi thii tujhse shikwa bhi agar karta to kaise karta main vo sabza tha jise raund diya jaata hai main vo jungle tha jise kaat diya jaata hai main vo dard tha jise dastak ki kamii khaati hai main vo manzil tha jahaan tooti sadak jaati hai main vo ghar tha jise aabaad nahin karta koi main to vo tha jise yaad nahin karta koi KHair is baat ko tu chhod bataa kaisi hai tune chaaha tha jise vo tere nazdeek to hai kaun se gham ne tujhe chaat liya andar se aaj kal phir se tu chup rahtii hai sab theek to hai

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

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

chaar zindagi sabko mila hai chaar zindagi ka safar maa ka pet aur duniya ka ghar chhoti si qabr aur maidan-e-hashr pahli zindagi ka tasavvur agar maa ka pet tumko aayega nazar nau maheene jisne kiya tha sabr tumne diya kya uskaa ajr doosri zindagi duniya ka ghar jis men basaaya tumne shahar thii chaar din ki zindagi magarus par laga dii poori umr mili jab maut ki sabko khabar pachtaane lage phir hua ye asar ahl-o-ayaal bhi roye idhar hua taiyaar janaaza udhar teesri zindagi jiska pet qabr honge sab door tujhe dafan kar aayenge farishte fauran qabr par lagega sawaalon ka ek ambar dena javaab tab KHud ke bal par jab pahunchegi duniya us mod par qayamat tak hai qabr ka safar chau thii zindagi maidan-e-hashr jidhar milega neki-ba dii ka ajr saamne hogaa pul-siraat safar tezi se guzrega vo hi uspar jo padhta namaaz maghrib se asar jisne kiya baitullah ka safar jisne banaya nabi ko rahbar jannat men honge mahal aur shajar aur dozakh men honge aag ke ambar na maaloom kitnii hai baaki umr aayegi maut kabhi bhi zafar jitni hai baaki laga deen par sabko mila hai chaar zindagi ka safar

aasmaani qarz ambar tum itne aalaa ho lekin tum bhi hamaare jaise be-had qarz men kyun jeete ho dharti se na milo hargiz tum par khaasi yaari rakhte ho uski behad daulat par kyun aankh gad aa.e tum rahte ho ab yah tum hi jaano kaise ye ifraat udhaari lekar tum bunte ho taare unse do-sh aalaa apna seete ho sunte aa.e hain bachpan se sadiyon se aisa karte ho achha vo sab theek hai lekin ambar bas itnaa batla do dharti ka ye qarz chukaane kii parwaah kabhi karte ho

tasalsul is anjaan safar men dar hai door bahut nikal aaya hooñ main door bhi itnaa maine hosh-o-hawas kii had tak paar kii hai jaate lamhon waali train men dekhooñ jab gum-sum se baithe KHud ko to daud laga kar khidki se hi dhaadhas kii ik chaai ke saath kaagaz par likh kar kuchh nazmen de aata hooñ akshar KHud ko vaise train kii is bogi men kuchh but jaise lagne waale log bhi baithe rahte hain insey jab poochho ki kahaan tak pahunchen hain to bhi kuchh na bataate hain ye bade ajeeb se hain ye sab log vo to chhodo gahe-gahe log ye jaane kyun ik dam se shakl tumhaari le lete hain ek ajab sii raah men hooñ main ab to samajhne kii koshish bhi chhod chuka hooñ itnaa sa hi samajh aata hai door bahut nikal aaya hooñ main door bhi itnaa zehan se gum yah ho jaata hai train bhala hai kaunsi aaKHir train khayalon waali hai yah badnaseebi kii hai ya lamhon kii KHair mujhe parwaah nahin hai jo bhi ho maine to bas itnaa hi j aanaa hai ik din sarpat dhuaan sa in saanson ka bharti hui yah train yakaayak ruk jaayegi jaise bematlab hi kisi ne iski chain ko kheench diya ho us din se pahle tum aanaa hawa ka jhonka sa bankar aur tab meri yah neend udaakar train tumhaare lamhon kii hai jo us men apne saath bitha lena darasl aisa hai mujh...ko is anjaan safar men dar hai door bahut nikal aaya hooñ main door bhi itnaa maine hosh-o-hawas kii had tak paar kii hai

to likhta hooñ baahar aanaa chahe peed puraani jab zinda hoti tasveeron kii sun loon jab ik ehsaan ke neeche kuchle jaaun jab to likhta hooñ seedhe bol na paau uljhi baatein jab paine daanton ko chhata karna ho jab kaate se na kate furqat kii raatein jab to likhta hooñ gahri shab men sote hon jab yaar sabhi yaaden bharka den khwaabida preet kabhi dhadkan zer-e-lab gaati hain geet kabhi to likhta hooñ raah dikhaata taara chhipta jaa.e jab panchhi-ped bhi kuchh batlaate jaun jab saaya bisra sa gardish kar jaa.e jab to likhta hooñ rang-e-dil men surkhi phir se laani ho girvi dil ka koii hissa karna ho chaspaan dil men koii qissa karna ho to likhta hooñ khush-chehra muskaate jaa.e man men jab kuchh armaan jagaae taaza baatein jab beghar sii fikr jo laage is dil men jab to likhta hooñ apne se kab kuchh likhta hooñ jo hai so in baaton ka zor hai rah-rah kar likhna jaane kya hi milta hai likh kar shaayad samjhaata hooñ samajh leta hooñ KHud ko tab

“Arzi”

mere papa munh par zaraa na karte the taareefein vo peechhe bade qaside kaste the papa be-fikr almast aur man-mauji se the sabko hasi-khushi men rakhte the papa KHud par hi qahqahe laga kar vo akshar ghafalat ko seedha kar lete the papa be KHauf hi rahe qaidon se duniya ke maghroor haakimon se ladte the papa alhad khuddaar to rahe vo daftar men ghar men akshar jhagda karte the papa shikvon se koson doori se bachpan men jhaadoo becha karke padhte the papa haan hindi-medium se hi the padhe magar angrezee fatakaar lagaate the papa she'r ka bachcha kahte the mujh...ko kuchh yuñ KHud kii taareefein kar lete the papa jinko bas sunkar hi main hañs deta tha aise KHvaab dikhaaya karte the papa karke school ka padha dar-kinaar vo ek class alag se lagaate the papa be-KHauf sa chala karta main saath unke mere khayaali bhoot bhagaate the papa thakte na imtihaanon ko likhte sau baar milon-meel chala yuñ karte the papa bhaage rahte the jis chhuri se door sadaa aaKHir gale usii ke lagte the papa maut se ik do saalon kii chhutti le kar shikwe sab se samete rahte the papa maa ko tumhaari le aata main waapas kaash gilaa zaroor magar ye karte the papa sab sveekaara apne chhote jeevan men haar na ye par maana karte the papa apni duniya ke gumnaam sii raahon men maa ko har-ja dhundha karte the papa sab dekar apna hamko tanhaa ik roz shahar se khoj usii men nikle the papa aks aapka rahega zinda mujh men ye kahtaa par ab kaise batlaayein papa shirt aapki main aaj bhi pahne firta hooñ ye saadgi na magar odhi jaa.e papa