Nind se pahle

ek din sham ko bazar mein chalte-phirte
sansanahaT si hui sare badan mein mere

sans bhaari hua sine mein aTak kar aaya
kuchh qadam aur chala hunga ki chakkar aaya

phir mujhe yaad nahin kaise hawaen badlin
waqt bazar saman aur fazaen badlin

jaane kyun dekh ke bazar ko Dar aane laga
be-zarar chizon se bhi KHauf-e-zarar aane laga

jaane kya aankh ko bin dekhe nazar aata tha
ek ek uzw-e-badan KHauf se tharraata tha

jism qabu mein na tha sine mein dil aTka tha
panw rakhta tha kahin aur kahin paDta tha

habs mahsus hua ThanDa pasina Tapka
chaDh gaya zehn pe dhund aur dhuwen ka bhapka

chalna kaisa ki ghisaTta hua ghar mein aaya
mujh se do chaar qadam aage tha mera saya

kaisa saya ki har ek lamha badalta jae
dam-ba-dam ek nai shakl mein Dhalta jae

kabhi simTe kabhi phaile kabhi sahme kanpe
kabhi renge kabhi dauDe kabhi ruk kar hanpe

mujh ko yun lagta tha main jaan raha hun KHud ko
us ki har shakl mein pahchan raha hun KHud ko

Darte Darte jo qadam aur baDhae main ne
wahshat-e-ruh ke saman nae pae main ne

be-sabab har dar-o-diwar ko barham dekha
balb mein chashm-e-ghazabnak ka aalam dekha

kaisi aawaz chali aati hai ghar-ghar ghar-ghar
aankh uThaun to bala nach rahi hai sar par

hath kursi ne achanak meri jaanib phailae
main jo palTa idhar mez ne bhi panw baDhae

KHud-ba-KHud juton mein harakat hui moze bhage
kulbulate hue kiDe the kishan ke tage

sarsarahaT si yakayak hui parde ke qarib
sanp sa reng raha tha mere takiye ke qarib

band ghaDiyal mein bajne lage ik-dam bara
qahqaha mujh pe hawaon ne achanak mara

baiThna chaha to sofon ne daba kar bhincha
bhagna chaha to pardon ne pakaD kar khincha

phir zara der mein jaise ki ye sab kuchh bhi na tha
dil ko wahshat thi pa wahshat ka sabab kuchh bhi na tha