huzn

jise tum huzn kahte ho
kabhi us mein dub kar
us ki sohbat aur aashnaiyon
se ham-kanar hue ho


huzn hamein khushiyon se dur
us duniya mein le jata hai
jo sirf masarraton ke ruth jaane se milti hai
wo masarraton ki tarah


arzan nahin
na ye huzn jagah jagah
bikhra hua hai
ye ek kaifiyat hai


jo tere mere dil ke nihan-khanon
mein poshida rahti hai
us ki sarshaari mein dubne ka
lamha bhi ajib hota hai


ye jaante hue bhi
ki use kisi alamiye ne
janm diya hai
hum use apne hi lahu se


sinchte rahte hain
giraftar-e-huzn ki kaifiyat
bhi ajib hai
khushiyon ka arman liye hue


bhi insan
huzn ki siyah aur thandi barishon mein
der tak khud ko bhigona
chahta hai