miTTi ki diwar pe ek khunTi se laTki
meri yaadon ki zambil
jis mein chhupe the
rang-birange kapDon ke bosida katran
gol gol si nannhi munni kar dhaniyon ke dane
ek amrud ki Dali kaT ke baba ne jo banai thi
wo teDhi-meDhi ek ghulail
nile pile maTiyale aur lal paron ki Dheri
chauDe munh ka ek munh zor sa kaTh ka aDiyal ghoDa
apni akaD mein khata hua bagghi wale ka koDa
itni muddat baad jo kholi main ne wo zambil
ek nanha is mein se nikal kar jaise sarpaT bhaga
dekhta tha pichha hi wo apna aur na apna aaga
aur ulajhta jata jitna khulta lipTa dhaga
jaise bhayanak sapne dekhe kai dinon ka jaga
ab ke phir wo nazar aaya to sargoshi mein puchhunga
tum to mere yar the phir kyun
salon sal nahin milne ko
apne shuur ki hairani ka bojh uThae
jaane kitni kaThin rahon se guzarte ho
jag walon par hanste ho ya chhup chhup aahen bharte ho
basti chhoD ke jangal jangal rain basera karte ho
ya phir ek patal ki nichli tah mein utar ja marte ho
shayad tum bhi gautam ho aur apne aap se Darte ho
Nazm
Hairani ka bojh
Shaheen Gazipuri