jangal na sahi

sawere aisa laga
jaise koi darwaze par dastak de raha hai

uth kar dekha to koi nahin tha
khat khat ki aawaz par dhyan diya

to khidki ke pat par baitha nazar aaya ek parinda
chonch se bana raha tha naqsh-o-nigar

kyon bhai main ne puchha to kahne laga
kirae par chahiye ek tahni jis par bana sakun apna ghonsla

apni to jaise-taise kat hi jaegi
lekin baal-bachchon ka kya hoga

aap ke bhai bandon ne kat dale jangal
aur de diya des nikala

sawab ki niyyat se bhale aadmi dalan mein rakh dete hain pani ki katori aur dana
pet ki aag bujhane ko thoda sa kha pi lete hain

chhat bhale na ho khana to chahiye hi
kabhi lagta hai bijli ke tar chhu kar khud-kushi kar lun

ya unche mobile tawaron se takra kar jaan de dun
jaise kisanon ko khud-kushi ke baad sarkar kuchh imdad de deti hai

shayad koi gosha hamein bhi allot kar de bachchon ke liye
ye sun kar main to chakra gaya

is taraf to sach-much main ne koi dhyan nahin diya tha
jangalon ko katte samay kis ne socha hoga ki

ye be-zaban kahan jaenge
main ne hath jod kar kaha

in zalimon ki taraf se main muafi mangta hun
khuda ke waste khud-kushi ka khayal dil mein na lana

jab tak ji chahe meri kundi mein lage one rome kitchen hi mein guzara kar lo
kuchh tangi sahi lekin intizam ho jaega

us ne kaha
mehrbani magar main kiraya ada karne ka ahal nahin

main ne kaha subh-sham apni mithi boli suna diya karna bas
mujhe aur kuchh nahin chahiye

us ne kaha
mere dhanye bhag ki aap jaise hamdard insan se mulaqat ho gai

lekin har koi to aap jaisa nahin
aur phir mere baqi ham-jinson ka kya hoga

main ne kaha
unhen bhi kahin na kahin sar chhupane ko jagah mill jaegi

magar khudara tum khud-kushi ka irada tark kar do
hum jhad lagaenge aur un ki hifazat bhi karenge

ye sunte hi wo khushi khushi tinke jama karne mein magan ho gaya
aur

main ghar mein aap ko ye sara majra sunane chala aaya
is nanhe se parinde ki khat khat ne goya mere dil-o-dimagh ke

darwaze khol diye
ye sun kar ya padh kar aap bhi apne aangan mein ek jhad to

lagaenge na
ya kundi mein ek bij to boenge na

kam-az-kam ek bij


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