Nazm

ghar se office jate hue
main roz saDak ke daen baen

daraKHton ko ginta hua chalta hun
hamesha gine hue daraKHton ki tadad muKHtalif hoti hai

kabhi do sau bis
kabhi tin sau gyarah

kabhi kabhi to daraKHton ki tadad itni baDh jati hai
ki mujhe guzishta din ke aadad o shumar par

shak hone lagta hai
par ek din pata chala

raste ke daraKHt aadhe bhi nahin rahe
kya aadhe daraKHt kaT diye gae hain

lekin agle roz daraKHton ki tadad itni thi
ki mera KHud par se e'timad uTh gaya

mujhe yun laga
jaise kuchh daraKHt mujhe dekh kar

idhar udhar ho jate hain
kuchh dusre daraKHton ke pichhe chhup jate hain

kuchh daraKHt raaton raat is liye ug aate hain
ki mujhe hairan kar den

aur kuchh is liye ghaeb ho jate hain
ki mera KHud par se e'timad hi jata rahe

lekin ye baat bhi ek din ghalat sabit ho gai
mere ghar se daftar tak ke raste mein

koi daraKHt tha hi nahin
ye mujhe kai logon ne bataya

dusre kai logon ne is baat ki tasdiq ki
kuchh ne ye manne tak se inkar kar diya

ki is raste par kabhi koi daraKHt bhi tha
us roz jab main udas aur ghamgin

office se ghar lauT raha tha
mere raste ke donon jaanib

daraKHt saDak par niche tak jhuk aae the
har ghar ki chaar diwari ke upar se

ek na ek daraKHt jhank raha tha
gharon ki balconiyon

aur chhaton par ug aae the daraKHt
kuchh daraKHt to ulTe hi khaDe the

kuchh aadhe diwaron mein
aur aadhe diwaron ke shagafon se

bahar nikal kar
saDak ko yun tak rahe the

jaise rahgiron ko gin rahe hon