ek shabih

kuchh dinon se qarib-e-dil hai wo din
jab achanak usi jagah ek shakl
meri aankhon mein muskurai thi
ek pal ke liye to ek wo shakl


jaane kya kuchh thi jhut bhi sach bhi
shayad ek bhul shayad ek pahchan
kuchh dinon se to jaan-bujh ke ab
ye samajhne laga hun main hi to hun


jis ki khatir ye aks ubhra hai
kuchh dinon se to ab main danista
is guman ka fareb khata hun
roz ek shakl us dorahe par


ab mera intizar karti hai
ek diwar se lagi har subh
tiktiki bandhe nim-rukh yaksu
ab mera intizar karti hai


main guzarta hun mujh ko dekhti hai
main nahin dekhta wo dekhti hai
us ke chehre ki sakht saat-e-did
zard honton ki patriyan pital


surkh aankhon ki tukdiyan qurmuz
roghni dhup mein dhanste hue panw
muntazir muntazir udas udas
ek yahi chehra ek pal ke liye


jaane kya kuchh tha lekin ab to mujhe
apni ye bhul bhulti hi nahin
ek din ye shabih dekhi thi
kuchh dinon se qarib-e-dil hai wo din


kuchh dinon se to bitte hue din
usi ek din mein dhalte jate hain
din guzarte hain ab to yun jaise
umr us din ka ek hissa hai


umr guzri ye din nahin guzra
jis taraf jaun jis taraf dekhun
mujh se ojhal bhi mere samne bhi
shakl ek tin ke waraq pe rahi


shakl ek dil ke chaukhate mein rahi