Jahan main khaDi thi

jahan main khaDi thi
wahan se qadam, do qadam hi ka rasta tha

jis ja pe mausam badalne ko tayyar baiThe the
mere ye bas mein nahin tha ki main

apni khiDki ke aage pighalte hue
manzaron mein koi

apni marzi ka hi rang bhar dun
KHizan ki akaDti hui zard banhon ko

apne jharoke ke aage ye bad-rang pile manazir
sajaane se hi rok paun

daraKHton ki mazbut shaKHon se daman chhuDate
hue zard patton ko rokun

bikharte hue phul lachkili, sarsabz shaKHon pe phir se KHilaun
hawaon ki pazhmurda sanson mein phir zindagi dauD jae

parindon ki chahkar ubhre, nadi muskurae
jahan main khaDi thi

wahan se qadam, do qadam hi ka rasta tha
raste mein bikhre hue kitne pal the

adhure safar the
magar mere bas mein nahin tha ki main

sare bikhre hue pal hi tartib de dun
masafat ke mare hue raste manzilon se mila dun

ulajhti hui, sar paTaKHti hui tund maujon ke aage kinare bichha dun
jahan main khaDi thi

wahan se qadam, do qadam hi ka rasta tha
jis ja pe duniya thi, Thahra hua waqt tha

jis jagah zindagi thi
magar mere bas mein nahin tha ki main

zindagi se ye kah dun
ki Thahre hue waqt se aage kuchh pal nikalne na pae

ye duniya ko ja ke batae
mujhe sans lene ko thoDi jagah chahiye

waqt ka ek ujala kinara mile
zindagi se kuchh aisa ishaara mile

is zamane ka hi sath sara mile
main use ja ke kah dun

magar mere bas mein nahin tha ki main
apni banhen uThaun

qadam ko baDhaun
nigahon se us ko bulaun

use kah hi paun
ki hai ye qadam, do qadam hi ka rasta

jahan main khaDi hun!