bichhDe ghar ka saya

subh-sawere
wo bistar se sae jaisi uthti hai
phir chulhe mein raat ki thandi aag ko
raushan karti hai


itne mein din chadh jata hai
jaldi jaldi chae bana kar shauhar ko rukhsat karti hai
sayyare gardish karte hain
shahr mein sahra sahraon mein chatyal maidan


kohsaron ke nasheb-o-faraaz bana karte hain
sare ghar ko dhoti hai
kapde tauliye tooth-brush bistar ki chadar
koi kitab uthati hai rakh deti hai


radio on kiya phir roka on kiya
phir koi purana khat padhti hai
(ghanti baji)
maryam! aa jao


tum kaisi ho? wo kaise hain
kya us ka koi khat aaya?
(thodi khamoshi ka waqfa)
tum kaisi ho


tum se matlab? sach kah dun to kya kar logi
dekho sab ki sab baithi hon
achchha
achchha


(darwaza phir band ho gaya)
ab kya karna!
ghar to bilkul saf pada hai
koi shikan bistar pe nahin hai


diwar-o-dar dhule-dhulae
koi dhabba ya makdi ka jala tinka
kahin kuchh nahin
kya karna hai!


uf! wo calendar
kitne baras ho gae phir bhi
aaen to un se kahti hun
bilkul naya calendar laen


kuchh bhuk nahin
ab kya karna hai
let rahun? lekin kya letun
jaane kitna let chuki hun


khadi rahun
han khadi rahun
par main to kab se khadi hui hun
khidki ka parda hi kholun


dhup kahan tak aa pahunchi hai
lao apna album dekhun
nayyar shabnam shafaq subuhi akhtar juhi
kaise honge


aan! ye main hun
itti pyari pyari thi main
main bilkul hi bhul gai thi
sab kitna achchha lagta tha


abba
amman
bhayya
appi


sab zinda the
saya nani gulshan aapa
han aur wo gaurayya baba
aansu naghme shor thahake sare ek sur mein hote the


sari duniya ghar lagti thi
aman udhar bulaya kartin
abba udhar pukara karte
bhayya dantte


appi dheron pyar jatatin
khana
pina
sona


jagna
hansna
ruthna
manna


dor bandhi thi
ek mein ek piroya hua tha
kal nammu ke ghar shadi hai
pas hi koi maut hui hai


college ki chhati kab hogi
id phir ab ki tis ki hogi
hum bhi lail-e-qadr jagenge
shahla ki mangni kyun tuti?


kya iqbaal koi shaer tha?
chup badke abba sun lenge
sae daud rahe hain ghar mein
har goshe mein upar niche andar bahar daud rahe hain


lambe chhote sabz o zard hazaron sae
bahar shahr mein koi nahin hai
dhup siyah padti jati hai
qadd-e-adam aaine mein


us ka nanga jism khada hai
jism ke andar suraj ka ghuncha mahka hai
sayyare gardish karte hain
sab anjaane sayyaron mein bhule-bisre ghar raushan hain


kis lamhe ka hai ye tamasha
hast-o-bud ke sannate mein
la-maujud ki tariki mein
sirf yahi aaina raushan


sirf ek aks-e-guzishta raushan
bichhde ghar ka saya raushan