Urmila

ye ramayan
jo hindustan ki rag rag mein shamil hai

jise ek baalmiki nam ke shair ne likkha tha
bahut hi KHubsurat ek epic hai

fasana-dar-fasana baat koi munjamid hai
emotion qaid hain lakhon tarah ke

kai kirdar hain jo sahab-e-kirdar lagte hain
magar ek baat hai

jo muddaton se mujh ko khalti hai
ki afsane mein

sab ke dard-o-gham ka zikr milta hai
magar wo ek laDki

phul se bhi sau guna nazuk
jo sita ki bahan thi

aur jis ki mang mein sindur bharte waqt hi
shri ram ke bhai lakhan ne

aag ki maujudgi mein ye kaha tha
main tum se zindagi-bhar ishq farmaya karunga

aur sae ki tarah hi sath mein har-dam rahunga
jo laDki ek pal mein

sat janmon ke liye biwi lakhan ki ho gai thi
wahi laDki

jise sab urmila kah kar bulate the
jo apne bap ke sine se lag kar waqt-e-ruKHsat KHub roi

us ke ashkon se
fasane ka koi hissa kahin bhiga nahin hai

aur us ke dard ki koi nishani tak nahin milti
magar sach hai

ki ramayan mein waisa gham-zada kirdar koi bhi nahin milta
main us kirdar se KHasa mutassir hun

ki jab chaudah baras ke waste shri-ram ko ban-was jaana tha
aamada the lakhan bhi bhai ki sewa mein jaane ko

zara sa bhi nahin socha
ki jis laDki se puri zindagi ka rabt joDa hai

ki jis ne KHubsurat nain mein kuchh KHwab boe hain
use kis ke sahaare chhoD kar wo ja rahe hain

magar wo urmila ko chhoD kar bhai ke pichhe chal paDe
koi taDapti aarzu si

urmila ke honTh se gir kar
kai TukDon mein niche farsh par bikhri hui thi

zor se aawaz nannhi phaDphaDai
aur zaKHmi ho gaya tha pyar ka wo ek daman

jo kabhi phulon ki KHushbu mein bhigoya tha
mahz kanTe hi kanTe har taraf the

ek imarat banne se pahle hi TuTi thi
to yani urmila chaudah baras tak

KHalwaton ke mausamon se rose laDti thi
saheli sath thi

lekin sabhi KHushiyon ko wo ignore karti thi
tamannaen agar baadal ki tarah ghirne lagti thin

tamannaon ki barish mein nahane se wo bachti thi
chura leti thi wo aankhen

agar ghalati se koi aaina tarif kar deta
hawaen jism mein us ke agar siharan jaga detin

to KHud ko apni hi banhon mein bhar kar
KHud se ye kahti

lakhan aaenge jaldi man bhi jao bahaaron
aur so jao sitaron tum

ki mujh ko raat din jagne ki aadat ho gai hai
aur mohabbat ke liye ye umr ki daulat paDi hai

magar jab KHwahishon ke bandh aksar TuTte honge
to phir sailab mein

kya kya na bah kar kho gaya hoga
hazaron adh-khile arman bhi murjha gae honge

tabassum ne
kisi pal Das liya hoga labon ko gar

to sara zahar mauqa dekh kar
us ke badan mein raqs karta phir raha hoga

kabhi koyal ki kali kuk gar kanon mein pahunchi ho
to shiryanon mein bahta KHun sara jam gaya hoga

parae mard ka koi tasawwur chhune se pahle
wo laDki Dar gai hogi

achanak mar gai hogi