05.
bas ik
jhijhak hai yahii haal-e-dil sunaane me.n
ki teraa
zikr bhii aayegaa is fasaane me.n
[jhijhak
= hesitation; zikr = mention; fasaanaa = tale]
baras
pa.Dii thii jo ruKh se naqaab uThaane me.n
vo chaa.Ndanii
hai abhii tak mere Gariib-Khaane me.n
[ruKh
= face; naqaab = veil]
isii me.n
ishq kii qismat badal bhii sakatii thii
jo vaqt
biit gayaa mujh ko aazamaane me.n
ye kah
ke TuuT pa.Daa shaaKh-e-gul se aaKhirii phuul
ab aur
der hai kitanii bahaar aane me.n
06.
roz ba.Dhataa
huu.N jahaa.N se aage
phir vahii.n
lauT ke aa jaataa huu.N
baarahaa
to.D chukaa huu.N jin ko
i.nhii.n
diivaaro.n se Takaraataa huu.N
roz basate
hai.n ka_ii shahar naye
roz dharatii
me.n samaa jaate hai.n
zal-zalo.n
me.n thii zaraa sii girah
vo bhii
ab roz hii aa jaate hai.n
jism se
ruuh talak ret hii ret
na kahii.n
dhuup na saayaa na saraab
kitane
aramaa.N hai kis seharaa me.n
kaun rakhataa
hai mazaaro.n kaa hisaab
nafz bujhatii
bhii bha.Dakatii bhii hai
dil kaa
maamuul hai ghabaraanaa bhii
raat a.Ndhere
ne a.Ndhere se kahaa
ik aadat
hai jiye jaanaa bhii
qaus ek
ra.ng kii hotii hai tuluu'a
ek hii
chaal bhii paimaanaa bhii
goshe
goshe me.n kha.Dii hai masjid
mushkil
kyaa ho ga_ii mayaKhaane kii
ko_ii
kahataa thaa sama.ndar huu.N mai.n
aur merii
jeb me.n qataraa bhii nahii.n
Khairiyat
apanii likhaa karataa huu.N
ab to
taqadiir me.n Khataraa bhii nahii.n
apane
haatho.n ko pa.Dhaa karataa huu.N
kabhii
quraan kabhii giitaa kii tarah
cha.nd
rekhaao.n me.n samaauu.N mai.n
zi.ndagii
qaid hai siitaa kii tarah
raam kab
lauTe.nge maaluum nahii.n
kaash
raavan hii ko_ii aa jaataa