Chup

raat ki kali barish ne

chehron ki wardi

kichaD se bhar di hai

mere sine ke pinjre mein

KHun ka gardish karne wala laTTu

nafrat ke paudon ke upar

ghum raha hai

tum ne aise kanTe

meri shiryanon mein boe hain

aisi dopahron ki zardi

mere galon pe lipi hai

ki main bistar ki shiknon mein

apni aankhen bo kar rota hun

pahli bar jab gham ki putli qash ko

chehre se nocha tha

jab ghurbat ke auraq

hawa mein uDte the

jab KHali meade ki taswir bana kar

us mein chizen rakhta tha

phaTe hue kapDon mein jab

taswir chhupa kar rakhta tha

meri shahwat

kunwar pane ki dahlizon par

apna KHutba likhti thi

bis baras un galiyon ki diwaron se

Takra Takra kar

mere kandhe ret ke pushte ban kar

Dhete jate hain

main jo teri ranon ke jangal mein

kale phul ko toDne nikla tha

ab dekh raha hun

dil ki kori miTTi mein

tere jism ki patli shaKHen ugi hui thin

aur ek aawara sannaTa

chhaton par bhaari qadmon se

baDi aahistagi ke sath chalta hai

to wo chupke se mere pas aati hai

aur apne dhime lahje mein

wo sari dastanen kah sunati hai

jinhen sun kar main dhimi aanch par

pahron sulagta hun

kisi girje ke viran lawn mein

jab january

apne sunahri gesuon ko khol kar

koi purana git gati hai

to wo ek an-chhui nan ki tarah

patthar ke benchon par

mere kandhe par sar rakhe

mere chehre pe apni ungliyon mein

kabhi jab sham roti hai

siyah kafi ke pyalon se

lapakti bhap mein

phir aandhi ki aamad se aisi gard hui

aisa habs meri sanson mein phaila

tere jism ki kashti mein

main apne kapDe bhul aaya

par tum ne aadhi raat ko aisi chuTki li

nind ki Dholak

ghuTnon ki zarbon se chaknachur hui

ab munh se shira bahta hai

un zaKHmon ka

jin ke Tanke andar hi andar TuTe hain

bijli ki taron ke upar

kawwe qatar mein baiThe hain

barish ke pani mein jin ke

askari bazu hilte hain

ranon ki ye nili wariden

jin mein dua ka naqshi kuza

ulaT gaya hai

main ne un galiyon mein

apne marne ki afwah suni hai

KHush-ilhan moazzin ki

aawaz se chiDiyan uDti hain

ai raston ki radha

tere wasl ki KHatir

jism ke niji hisse dho kar

lauT ke phir main aaya hun

mere badan pe

sabr ke nile dhabbe hain

pusht pe

ham-jinsi ke aansu hain

nim ke peD ke DanThal hain

jo meri kamar mein boe hain

kachnar ke sukhe patte hain

main jin ko paka kar khata hun

chaar dahaiyon se main gande

parnale ke niche istada hun

samajh raha hun

chup ki barish ka ye maila pani hai

ye pani jo sine ke baalon se gir kar

foton ko tar karta hai

Dol mein bhar kar

shor aalud zamin par

girta jata hai

meri chup ne

raston ko pamal kiya hai

meri chup ne sanp ki kunDli mein se

zahr nichoDa hai

mujh ko apne kandhon ke

zerin hisson ke hamle se

be-quwwat kar Dala hai