Mashwara

tu chhin gaya to laga jaise
lakiren meri hatheli ke kaghaz se gir gai hain

aur hath kafan se zyaada
safed ho gae hain

ab jaane kaun se lamhe ki pur-kar
lainon ki ibarat dobara likhe

main ne jit udhaar to nahin mangi thi
hijr kisi zalim chaudhari ki tarah

tamam wasl ka anaj uTha kar le gaya hai
aur bhuk jism pe baalon ki tarah ugne lagi hai

waqt se mera mazaq kabhi nahin raha
phir jaane kyun

sab ye mujh se kisi bahut qaribi dost ki tarah
khelta rahta hai

tere aansu meri aankhon ko
nargis ka saunp kar gae hain

jaane surKH gulab ka zaiqa binai kab chakkhe
suno

raste abhi apne musafir bhule nahin
lauT aao

warna malum hai tumhein
ab naya ghar bante der nahin lagti

raste sukDi hui kaliyan
aur khet sahn banne se pahle chale aao

ki tawil duriyan
apne mehwar se haTne ke mutaradif hain

aur madar se nikle hue chand
ek din aKHbar ki surKHi ban kar

baqi raddi ke bhaw bikte hain