faKHta ka rang zard tha

khat badhai ki dastak par
tanawar shajar ne

kandhe jhatak kar
apni be-niyazi ka izhaar kiya

hawa ka tez jhonka
ghadi-bhar ke liye patton se uljha

phuli hui sans se kuchh kahna chaha
magar alfaz ne sath na diya

shajar ne badi be-e'tinai se
us ki taraf ek nazar dekha

magar jhonka itni der mein dur ja chuka tha
abhi use aur bhi to paigham pahunchane the

yak-bargi shajar khade qad se dagmagaya
haalanki faza bilkul sakit thi

patte anjaane khauf se
haule haule kanp rahe the

khat badhai ki dastak tez se tez-tar hoti ja rahi thi
hawa ka jhonka

wapsi mein pal ke pal thahra
magar bahut der ho chuki thi

tanawar darakht ek bar badi zor se kanpa
aur ek taraf jhukta chala gaya

us ki apni ghaflat ne
dimak ki tarah

us ke wajud ko khokhla kar diya tha
khat badhai ki dastak bhi dam tod chuki thi

aur fakhta
gire hue shajar ke upar

musalsal chakkar kat rahi thi


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