ek nai botiqa

suno
tumhaare phaphund lage jazbe

ab kisi ko mutassir nahin kar sakte
kyunki huruf-e-tahajji se lafzon ki

ek nai botiqa likhi ja rahi hai
jis mein

mim se mohabbat dal se dard aur jim se judai nahin
shayad in lafzon ko zanjiron se bandh kar

kisi andhe kuen mein phenk diya gaya hai
lafz bhi ab to sazishen karne lage hain

mohabbat ko diwar mein chun kar
nafraten sina tan kar chalti hain aur

dukh khushiyon ko patti patti bikher kar khilkhilate hain
aur to aur

ab parinde bhi aasmanon par nahin udte ki
kahin kisi na-malum drone ki zad mein aa kar

zamin-bos na ho jaen
titli ke paron par nil pade hue hain aur

bhanwre dandanate phirte hain
magar koi aasman nahin phahtta

is liye suno
lafzon ki nai botiqa likhi ja rahi hai to

aur kuchh nahin to tum
apni aadhi adhuri nazmen

is mein pesh-e-lafz ke taur par shamil kar do
is se pahle ki wo

kisi aatish-dan ka indhan banen ya
kisi kude-dan se un ke purze

hawa ke hath lag jaen
aur hawa unhen rail ki patri par phenk aae

aur is se bhi pahle ki nazmen khud-kushi kar len aur
lafzon ki nauha-khwani se duaen rasta bhul jaen

ya phir aao aisa karen ki
lafzon ki nai botiqa mein

wahi purane lafz hi kasht karen yani
mim se mohabbat

dal se dard
aur jim se judai


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