Kashmakash

ek andhiyare kone mein
kuchh Dara Dara kuchh sahma sa

baiTha tha ek ajnabi
man mein ek KHauf liye

kahin chandi ki chamak
use andha na kar de

ya paise ki khanak
pagal na kar de

mazi ki soch se
aankhon ki khiDki par

ek parat si chaDh gai nami ki
phir jo dekha mustaqbil ki or

nazar aaya kuchh bhi nahin
ek dhund ke siwa

apni jaDen kaT kar
chal to paDa shahr ki or

magar is be-murawwat jahan ke
dastur se na-waqif tha wo ajnabi

jo rota hai yahan use aur rulate hain log
utri sunahri dhup

man ke andhere kone mein
phir dekha jo aankh mal ye jaana

ki taqdir ne la phenka hai
ek aise dorahe par

jahan chun pana apni rah
koi aasan si baat nahin

ek or zamin par
bichhi hai kaliyan

surKH gulab ki
guzarti hai ye rah

kai dilkash nazron ko chum
magar jati hai kidhar

ek andhi gali ki or
dusra rasta dhul mein sana

jahan karenge istiqbaal
chand kilen kuchh KHar

rah kuchh dushwar hai zarur
magar yahan ki faza

pur-kaif aur pur-sukun
chal paDa wo ajnabi

kanTon wali rah par
panw se riste surKH KHun ke qatre

bikhre zamin par aise
jaise bichhi ho hazaron

surKH pankhuDiyan gulab ki