Nazm

wo ek lamha
jo sar paTakta hai pattharon par

paDa hua hai jo sham ke phailte dhuwen mein lahu mein lat-pat
wo ek lamha

ki jis ki KHatir hazaron sadiyan karoDon barson se aabla-pa
magar wo lamha

safar ki pili udasiyon ke kabutaron ke paron se uljha
sawad-e-manzil ki mishalon mein

pighal pighal kar ayan hua hai
wo ek lamha

sulagte shabdon ki ungliyon se gira jo niche
to dhans gaya phir aTal maani ki daldalon mein

magar ye achchha hua ki us dam
khajur bhar kar jahaz aae

tamam nazren khajur ki guThliyon mein inzal DhunDti thin
wo chhe mahine hamal uThae hamare ghar ki qadim zinat

na siDhiyon par
na khiDkiyon mein

na chae ki pyaliyon se uThte dhuwen ke pichhe
tamanna kaghaz pe phail jae to us ki shiddat ka nam TuTe

safed bakri ki aankh se kaun jhankta hai
tumhein KHabar hai

tumhein KHabar ho to mujh se kah do
main apne walid ki qabr ka rasta talashun

idhar bhi suraj mein sara manzar lahu lahu hai
udhar bhi sayon mein sari aanhken dhuan dhuan hain

ye band aankhon mein kaun chhup kar
badan ke andar ko jhankta hai

KHamoshiyon ke khanDar mein gunji
KHamoshiyon ke khanDar mein gunji azan fajar ki

wazu ke pani ke sath sare gunah Tapke
dua mein us ne sharab mangi to

tishnagi ke sarab chhalke
sitare niche utar ke aae

wo ek lamha
shikastagi ke badan ke andar

wo ek lamha
shikastagi ke badan se bahar

wo ek lamha hazar sadiyon ke bandhanon se nikal kar aaya
wo ek lamha jo dastaras ke wasia halqon se dur rah kar

rutubaton mein baDi tamazat se muskuraya
muqaddaron mein hazar lamhon ke darmiyan jis ka taKHt KHali

lahu mein lat-pat wo ek lamha
wo ek lamha jo sar paTakta hai pattharon par!