Nazm

koi saKHt phal kaTte hue
us ne apne KHwab mein

apni ungli kaT li
jism se alahida ho jaane wali ungli ne

ret par lakiren banana shurua kar din
kuchh adhure nuqush ubhaare

phir wo ek laKHt bhaDak uThi
sabz surKH aur dudhiya raushni nikalne ke baad

ye ungli rakh mein tabdil ho gai
rakh se phuTne laga

ek nanha sa pauda
us ki nazuk pattiyon par yun guman hota tha

goya shaKHon se nazuk nazuk si ungliyan nikal rahi hon
ye sab kuchh mahz ek KHwab tha

KHwab se jagne ke baad
wo sanjidgi se us KHwab ke bare mein sochta raha

phir hans diya
us ne apni hatheli thapthapai

Thik us jagah
jahan us ki ungli KHwab mein alahida ho gai thi

wahan ungli hi na thi
us ka sara badan dhundlane laga

sath hi
us paude ke nuqush wazeh hone lage

jis ki nazuk shaKHon mein
nazuk nazuk ungliyan nikal rahi thin