purani kahani paDh raha hun

sahar-dam
ke jab chaar pachchis bajte hain

local guzarti hai
muddat hui

main usi waqt bedar hota hun
yun zindagi ke tasalsul ka hissa raha hun

kai sal pahle jo main ne kahani likhi thi
use aaj phir padh raha hun

ghadi ki taraf bhi nigahen hain meri
udasi mein duba chala hun

kahani ke kirdar
yun samne muskuraate khade hain

ki jaise abhi
aaj isi ek lamhe mein

takhliq hathon se mere hui in ki
main dekhta hun

ye zakir
ye salma

ye salma ki ammi
ye salma ki chhoti bahan

gori japani gudiya
shararat se kurte pe mere

qalam ki siyahi se tajridi painting mein mashghul
hansti chali ja rahi hai

kahani ke kirdar
lafzon ki chadar mein lipte hue so rahe hain

magar guftugu un ki
sab ikhtirai thi meri

sabhi baaten main kar raha tha
mujhe fikr hai meri local na chhute

zamana hua
is kahani mein

main bhi kahin hun
kahani sunata hun

kirdar ke munh se main bolta hun
achanak wo kirdar

mazi ki khwabida bojhal faza se nikal kar
mere samne aa khade hon

to mumkin hai
pahchan un ki mere waste

khub taklif-dah jaan-gusil aur dushwar ho
main udasi mein duba chala hun

kai sal pahle jo main ne likhi thi
kahani ise padh raha hun

kahin pahli local na chhute
kahani na ban jaun main bhi

kahin dusra mujh ko padhne na baithe koi


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