us ne likha tha kisi ko
mere bachche
KHak-e-zar-gar mein chhupe zarre hain
jin ko main jaan ke ewaz saunp rahi hun tum ko
mujh ko kuchh zinda khilaunon se mohabbat thi
jaise aini kisi ham-saya saheli
ke khilaunon ko uTha lati hai
aur so jati hai
sina se laga kar un ko
dagh jo ruh mein
jism pe hote to mujhe
log ek jalta hua shahr samajhte
main rakh main kya DhunDhta hun
to ne jalte hue dekha tha use
dagh the jism pe us ke jaise
tez jalta hua mom
shama ke jism pe jam jata hai
jal bujhi
jal bujhi aur mujhe phunk gai
rishte uljhi hui sansen hain magar
us ki sansen to kisi aur ka sarmaya thin
us ke jalne se meri rakh ka rishta kya tha
mujh ko KHwabon ne kabhi chain se sone na diya
us ke honTon ne jagaya tha meri aankhon ko
dagh boson ke
labon par nahin rahte
lekin
ruh par zaKHm se ban jate hain
to juda ho gai jalte hue honTon ki tarah
ye mera KHat tujhe ek bosa-e-nadida hai
Nazm
Uljhi sansen
Saleem Ahmed