nirmal miThe pani ki talash

wo mera wahm
ki jhonka sa koi sabz-qaba tha

jise dekha
kisi chahkar ki khunki bhi faza mein jo bikharti

to ye khulta
ki abhi khoj hai aaghaz abhi khoj hai parwaz

kabhi yun bhi to hota hai ki ho khoj yahi
rakh ki mutthi mein dabi adh-jali patti

wahi mamul-e-shab-o-roz
ki bedad hi bedad hai

randa jo lagatar rahe pherta apna
tauba har zawiya hamwar

ba-har zawiya chhil chhil ke gawara
kahin ho jae na be-sakhta fariyaad

ye dhadka sa bana rahta hai dil mein
wo tane tut rahe hain

jo qadam the jo bharam the
ki koi lafz na paya na kisi lafz ka mafhum

jo pani ka badal ho
wo tane chhan ke khamosh tahen khak ki

khamosh tahen aansu-e-aflak ki
laut aae wahin

apni sisakti hui paimuda hadon mein
yahi aasar fazaon ke khule-pan se mozahim

jo guzargah mein sailab ki hote
to kisi mod par mudte hue

shabnam ka nam-o-narm bichhauna unhen milta
to do sad resha anasir wo gale bij

zara der ko ho jate wahin dher maze mein
kaf-e-sailab mein uljhe hue khashak mein poshida

wo jud jud ke baham
chain se sote

ki abhi der hai elan-e-sahar hone mein
elan-e-sahar pahle sune jo bhi sahar-khez

wo auron ko bhi jag uthne ka
paiman-e-faramosh shuda

yaad dilae
yahi kaliyon ke tabassum mein ghuli yaad-dahani

jo thithur jae samaat
to samaat ke liye ek anokhi sa dhamaka

ye mera wahm shaguni meri zanjir
koi andhkar utar aae jo payab gumanon mein

to payab gumanon mein
utar aati hai gahrai yaqin si

koi sayyah si sayarsi jhalkar utar aae
jo thahre hue pani mein

to thahre hue pani mein
rawani ki mushahid

meri aashufta-nigahi
wo kahan phir bhi magar lahr tale lahr ki tamir

ki de jis pe jigar-e-tishna-tamanna bhi gawahi
jo wo ek sath-e-garan-maya hai

ek qar-e-bala-khez
ubharta hua mallah

utarta hua aghwaz
jahan wahm nahin

zinda-o-tabinda haqiqat hai dil-awez
koi hire ki kani si ki hai tinat mein sirishta

kabhi aawaz ki lau ban gai
aafaq-ba-afaq palatti hui auraq

kabhi chhanti rahi aankhon se paiham sifat-e-ashk
tu badalta hua rasta

tah-e-dariya se dahakti hui baalu mein
nikalta hua rasta

jise dekha
wo mera wahm nahin mera yaqin tha

koi buta jo khada hai
to yahi kaam hai us ka

ki khazane ka pata puchhne walon ko batae
jo khalaon ka aqab hai

wo khala kab hai khala kab
jo wahan bhi

isi kamli ka kinara ho
kisi daur ke imkan sa jhalakta

to wahan bhi wahi phailaw chhalakta hai chamakta hai
sahar-rang dhundalke mein

siyah-chashm tajalli ka khunuk-tab talazum
to jigar-sokhtgan-e-do-jahan

kaun hai phir khoj mein sargarm
ye tum

gher ke lae gae tum
ya wo nazar manzilat-ara nazar sahab-e-kausar hai

ki hai gasht mein bedar
jise dekha

wo ishaara sa ki han jauf-e-adam
jauf-e-adam mein bhi jo mumkin hai

khud-arai ke aalam mein ye faizan ka aalam
to ye hairat ka thikana nahin

tute hue aaino
ye jud jaane ki manzil

ye jila pane ki ja hai


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