wo kaisi aurten thin

wo kaisi aurten thin
jo gili lakdiyon ko phunk kar chulha jalati thin

jo sil par surkh mirchen pis kar salan pakati thin
sahar se sham tak masruf lekin muskuraati thin

bhari dopahar mein sar apna jo dhak kar milne aati thin
jo pankhe hath ke jhalti thin aur bas pan khati thin

jo darwaze pe ruk kar der tak rasmen nibhati thin
palangon par nafasat se dari chadar bichhati thin

ba-sad israr mehmanon ko sirhane bithati thin
agar garmi ziyaada ho to ruh-afza pilati thin

jo apni betiyon ko sweater bunna sikhati thin
silai ki mashinon par kade roze batati thin

badi pleton mein jo iftar ke hisse banati thin
jo kalime kadh kar lakdi ke framon mein sajati thin

duaen phunk kar bachchon ko bistar par sulati thin
aur apni ja-namazen mod kar takiya lagati thin

koi sail jo dastak de use khana khilati thin
padosan mang le kuchh ba-khushi deti dilati thin

jo rishton ko baratne ke kai nuskhe batati thin
mohalle mein koi mar jae to aansu bahati thin

koi bimar pad jae to us ke pas jati thin
koi tehwar ho to khub mil-jul kar manati thin

wo kaisi aurten thin
main jab ghar apne jati hun to fursat ke zamanon mein

unhen hi dhundhti phirti hun galiyon aur makanon mein
kisi milad mein juzdan mein tasbih danon mein

kisi baramde ke taq par bawarchi khanon mein
magar apna zamana sath le kar kho gai hain wo

kisi ek qabr mein sari ki sari so gai hain wo


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