Safar

aawazen raat ki KHamoshi mein ojhal hone ka sandesa lai hain
chand ke aadhe TukDe par kuchh KHwabon ki tadfin hui hai

ghaDe ka pani qatra-qatra Dol raha hai
diwaron ki miTTi mein barson se gundhi kuchh poron ka lams achanak

qalb-kade mein chiKH paDa hai
raat ke kale tawe par wahshat ki roTi pakne ko tayyar paDi hai

ghaDi ki dimak sans ka nadida darwaza chaT rahi hai
main yaadon ki taKHti le kar

us par apne ghaghu ghoDe
pariyan jugnu titli guDiya banTe mor ke par boson ki toffee

aur harfon ka pak sahifa
taswiron mein Dhaal raha hun

kal aur aaj ke sare raste chal aaya hun
tanhai ke chaurahe par aan khaDa hun

chaaron jaanib ashkon ki ek barf jami hai
sans thami hai

aur mere hathon se jaise
buDhi ungli chhuT rahi hai