Nazm

zindagi ki cigarette
tumhaare sath pine ki KHatir

main nai apne sochne ki salahiyat
tumhaare nam kar di thi

aur wo tamam makhoTe
tumhaare kamre mein saja diye the

jinhen tum nai umar bhar
shikar kiya tha

main apni sari KHushbuen
KHarch kar ke

tumhaara pura dard KHarid rahi thi
lekin tum nai aaankhon par hi nahin

dimagh par bhi paTTi bandh rakhi thi
saDak hadse ke baad

mera plastar chaDhte samay
jo tum ne ek lamhe ko

apni aaankhon ki paTTi khol di thi
tumhaara sar jhuk gaya tha

mujhe malum tha main tumhein kho dungi
jo kho jata hai

us ke khone ka afsos ganTh ban jata hai
main agarche hil nahin sakti thi

sochne se mahrum nahin thi
aur duniya sochne se ibarat hai

meri aankhen suj gai thin band nahin thin
aur kanon mein wo sab aawazen aa rahi thin

jab tum mere hafize ke mafluj ho jaane ka elan kar rahe the
main dekh rahi thi

log tumhaari taraf mutawajjah hue the
lekin tumhaare dimagh pe lagai hui paTTi

sab ko nazar aa gai thi
tum jaan lo ki duniya sochne se ibarat hai

ab zindagi ki cigarette sirf main piyungi
aur tum cigarette ki rakh ki tarah

meri ungliyon se jhaDte rahoge