main jab main se bahar nikla
main ne puchha kaun hai to khamoshi thi

koi nahin tha ek dhundalka chhaya tha
suraj bhi kirnon ko samete tariki mein leta tha

aaine par rakh jami thi kohre ki si
rakh ki jis mein koi surat

saf nazar aati hi nahin thi
meri surat mere zehn se mahw thi lekin

aaine par rakh jami thi
main jab main se bahar nikla

shahr mein sae hi sae the koi nahin tha
jaise hiroshima mein atom bam ka dhamaka

kenchuli sab ke jismon ki ruhon se utare
har-su aise phail raha tha

jaise us ne waqt ko maut ke ghat utara
shahr the ya sahra the jin mein baadal ban kar

narm bagule
banhon mein banhen dale yun nach rahe the

jaise sham-o-sahar ka chakkar tut gaya ho
jaise wo aazad hue hon sham-o-sahar se

main jab main se bahar nikla
waqt ne mere hathon mein ek lamha rakkha

aur kaha ye lamha tera hai ja le ja
ye lamha jo nur-e-azal hai

ye lamha jo bahr-e-abad hai
is lamhe ki kokh mein jannat bhi hai nar-e-jahannam bhi

is lamhe ko tu jaisa bhi chahega ban jaega
ye lamha tera lamha hai

apne jism mein rakh le tu ye ek dhadkan hai
apni aankh se tapka le tu ek aansu hai

hawas ki mitti mein boega lamhon ka ambar lagega
ishq ki aanch dikhaega to tera lamha

ghaar-e-hira mein tur ki jot jagaega
ab main apne aap mein aa kar soch raha hun

is lamhe ko bich ke donon waqt ki roti kha lun main
ya us ko ek phul bana kar

teri zulfon mein rakh dun aur apna pyar jata lun
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