Likhna jo chahta tha

likhna jo chahta tha wo likkha nahin gaya
nindon mein KHwab miT gae

alfaz kho gae
ek KHamoshi ka peD mere dil mein bo gae

barish mein bad-hawasi ke
sare nuqush harfon ke dhundla ke bah gae

aansu ne jo bhi dekha tha us ko miTa diya
dil ne hawas ki aag ko sari jala diya

koi na rang-o-rup
dil-e-dard ke qarib

aasha bhi miT gai hai nirasha bhi miT gai
dil mein koi bhi zauq-e-tamasha nahin rahe

apne liye to koi bhi achchha nahin rahe
manzar nahin rahe hain to aankhen nahin rahin

KHamosh hai zaban ki baaten nahin rahin
sab para-para ho gaya kis iftiraq mein

KHali makan sa hai kahan darmiyan mein
kuchh zehn mein nahin hai main likkhun to kya likhun

sare nuqush ghire hain qadam main kahan rakhun
koi rasta nahin hai main kis samt mein chalun

manzil dikhai de to main us ki taraf baDhun
aawaz kho gai ki izhaar main karun

ji chahta hai chullu bhar pani mein hi marun
koi rasta nahin hai

batao main kya karun
likhna jo chahta tha wo likkha nahin gaya

kya qabr mein sunaunga unhen main dastan
munkir-nakir ko main

bulaun na kyun yahan
wo lafz sath le ke aaen

to main likkhun
ek aisi nazm jo ho hikayat nai nai

ban jae jis se meri bhi qismat nai nai
aaina-e-jamal-e-huwaida ko kya hua

dida ki raushni ko nazara ko kya hua
sab kho gae hain danish o binish kahan chalen

ab waqt hi nahin hai ki dil ko sameT len
sab kuchh udhaar khaya tha kaise ada karen

is nafs kar swad mein ji kar bhi kiya karen
dariya kinare jaen wahan Dub maro hain

phir is ke baad hoga kya
magar fan hum ko kuchh nahin

han jaante hain
dur ki ganw ke kanar

uglegi rasta ho ke bahut yaad-e-be-karan
hathon mein apni pas se kami laegi bahaar

ghabra ke sare ganw ke basi pukarenge
julusi jalao nak ke kiDe sidhaarenge

phir chalo chalo
lakDiyon ke Dher par hamein

karenge sawar wo
ki ban ke phir

aag ke nisar
jab rakh apni dariya mein phir se bahaenge

sahil ki miTTi mein nae gul muskuraenge
kheton mein taza buTe

nae paude
phir se ubhar aaenge

shayad ki KHatm ho na kabhi bhi ye silsila
kitna bhi tum pukaro use der der tak

kitni hi kar lo baiTh kar tum nai dua
gar aasan hota wo sunna

tumhaari nida
karta koi dawa

hota na saneha
har har qadam pe karte

sajda har kahin
is zindagi ka hota

har ek lamha jaan-fiza
har pal mein nur hota

sunsan wadiyon mein
chamakta ye qafila

aur phailti zamin par
is nur ki naha

har samt chand hota
har ek samt aaftab

phir paikaron mein Dhal ke har ek KHwab
aate hi mere ru-ba-ru

naya sa qalam koi
chalte hum is ke sath bahut dur par kahin

phir likhte dastan-e-wajud-o-adam kahin
rukta na phir kahin bhi

hamara qalam kahin
likhna jo chahta tha wo likha nahin gaya