ism-e-ab

jo tu taswir karta hai
jo main tahrir karta hun

na tera hai na mera hai
magar apna hai ye jab tak

ise padhne mein kitni der lagti hai
abhi mahaul ko chaaron taraf se

habs ke sahra ne ghera hai
magar kab tak

hawa chalne mein kitni der lagti hai
koi zanjir hai shayad hamare panw mein

aur rah mein kafi andhera hai
magar kab tak

diya jalne mein kitni der lagti hai
hawaen baadbanon se ulajhti aur kahin naqa-sawaron ko

koi paigham deti sham ke aanchal ko thame
sahilon ki samt aati hain

parinde daeron mein udte phirte
abr ki chadar mein lipte

rang barsate
fazaon mein safar ki dastan likhte

thikanon ki taraf jate hue
manzar ko apne aks mein tabdil karte hain

achanak sar-phiri maujen
mujhe chhu kar guzar jati hain

aur main apne talwon se nikalti sansanati rit ki sargoshiyan
mahsus karta hun

wahi main hun wahi asbab-e-wahshat hain wahi sahil
wahi tu hai wahi hansti hui aankhen

teri aankhon mein rangon aur khwabon ke jazire
jagmagate hain

sar-e-mizhgan rupahli saaton ke istiare muskuraate hain
hansi mahtab banti hai

phir is mahtab ke chaaron taraf aawaz ka haala ubharta hai
aur is haale mein teri ungliyan

nadida manzar ko tilism-e-khwab se aazad karti hain
tere hathon ki jumbish

dhup chhanw se dhanak tartib de kar
khali taswiron mein khadd-o-khal ko aabaad karti hai

teri palken jhapakti hain
sitare se sitara aan milta hai

ki jaise sham hote hi
subuk aasar lahron mein

kinare se kinara aan milta hai
ye jo kuchh hai

bahut hi khubsurat hai
magar us ke liye hai

jo ye sab mahsus karta hai
tujhe malum bhi ho jae to kya farq padta hai

abhi din ka thaka haara musafir dhup ke kheme samete
dur pani mein utarne ke liye

be-tab hai dekho
ye nila aasman

apni garan khwabi mein khud gharqab hai dekho
na jaane kyon

samundar dekhne walon ko
suraj dubne ka khauf rahta hai

koi hai jis ko ism-e-ab aata ho
kinaron ki tarah har lamha kat girta ho

zer-e-ab aata ho
samundar aasman ki rahdari hai

magar is rahdari tak pahunchne ka koi rasta
badi mushkil se milta hai

ye ism-e-ab
sahil par khade nazzara۔binon ki samajh mein kis tarah aae

ki ye to dubne walon pe bhi
mushkil se khulta hai

magar kab tak
ise khulne mein kitni der lagti hai


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