Aadha-adhura shaKHs

hamara roz ka mamul tha, sone se pahle
baaten karne aur jhagaDne ka

gile-shikwe ki jin mein agli pichhli
sari baaten yaad kar ke rote-dhote the

kabhi hanste bhi the to sirf kuchh lamhe
zara si der mein waisa hi jhagDa aur wahi tane

wahi sar piTna, aansu bahana, chiKHna, rona
yunhi rote hue KHwabon ke dozaKH mein

bhaTakna, aur so jaana!
guzishta shab bhi kuchh aisi hi haalat thi

magar sone se pahle wo bahut hi tilmilaya tha
kaha tha main chala jaunga lekin tum

faqat aadhe hi rah jaoge ek TuTe khilaune se!
mujhe ghaiz-o-ghazab ne jaise pagal kar diya tha

dafa ho jao! mera tum se koi rishta nahin baqi
main KHwabon ke dahakte dozaKHon se subh nikla to hun

lekin dekhta kya hun
ki wo ghaeb hai pichhli raat se

mujh ko akela chhoD kar jaane kahan anjaan rahon par
bhaTakta phir raha hoga

karun kya main? kahan DhunDun use ab aisi haalat mein?
mere ghar ke makino, rishta-e-daro, ai gali walo

mujhe yun rassiyon se bandh kar
zehni marizon ke shifa-KHane mein mat bhejo

ki main pagal nahin hun, chiKHta, sar piTta to hun
magar main chiKH kar us ko bulata hun

jo mera aadha hissa hai
jo mera dusra main hai