Zindagi

aaj andhera meri nas nas mein utar jaega

aankhen bujh jaengi bujh jaenge ehsas o shuur

aur ye sadiyon se jalta sa sulagta sa wajud

is se pahle ki sahar mathe pe shabnam chhiDke

is se pahle ki meri beTi ke wo phul se hath

garm ruKHsar ko ThanDak baKHshen

is se pahle ki mere beTe ka mazbut badan

tan-e-mafluj mein shakti bhar de

is se pahle ki meri biwi ke honT

mere honTon ki tapish pi jaen

rakh ho jaega jalte jalte

aur phir rakh bikhar jaegi

zindagi kahne ko be-maya sahi

gham ka sarmaya sahi

main ne is ke liye kya kya na kiya

kabhi aasani se ek sans bhi yamraj ko apna na diya

aaj se pahle bahut pahle

isi aangan mein

dhup-bhare daman mein

main khaDa tha mere talwon se dhuan uThta tha

ek be-nam sa be-rang sa KHauf

kachche ehsas pe chhaya tha ki jal jaunga

main pighal jaunga

aur pighal kar mera kamzor sa main

qatra qatra mere mathe se Tapak jaega

ro raha tha magar ashkon ke baghair

chiKHta tha magar aawaz na thi

maut lahraati thi sau shaklon mein

main ne har shakl ko ghabra ke KHuda man liya

kaT ke rakh diye sandal ke pur-asrar daraKHt

aur patthar se nikala shoala

aur raushan kiya apne se baDa ek alaw

jaanwar zabh kiye itne ki KHun ki lahren

panw se uTh ke kamar tak aain

aur kamar se mere sar tak aain

som-ras main ne piya

raat din raqs kiya

nachte nachte talwe mere KHun dene lage

mere aaza ki thakan

ban gai kanpte honTon pe bhajan

haDDiyan meri chaTaKHne lagin indhan ki tarah

mantar honTon se Tapakne lage roghan ki tarah

agni mata meri agni mata

sukhi lakDi ke ye bhaari kunde

jo teri bhenT ko le aaya hun

un ko swikar kar aur aise dhadhak

ki machalte shoale khinch len josh mein

suraj ki sunahri zulfen

aag mein aag mile

jo amar kar de mujhe

aisa koi rag mile

agni man se bhi na jine ki sanad jab pai

zindagi ke nae imkan ne li angDai

aur kanon mein kahin dur se aawaz aai

buddham sharaDam gachhami

dhammam sharaDam gacchami

sangham sharaDam gacchami

chaar abru ka safaya kar ke

be-sile wastr se Dhanpa ye badan

ponchh ke patni ke mathe se damakti bindiya

sote bachchon ko bina pyar kiye

chal paDa hath mein kashkol liye

chahta tha kahin bhiksha hi mein jiwan mil jae

jo kabhi band na ho dil ko wo dhaDkan mil jae

mujh ko bhiksha mein magar zahr mila

honT tharrane lage jaise kare koi gila

jhuk ke suli se usi waqt kisi ne ye kaha

tere ek gal pe jis pal koi thappaD mare

dusra gal bhi aage kar de

teri duniya mein bahut hinsa hai

us ke sine mein ahinsa bhar de

ki ye jine ka tariqa bhi hai andaz bhi hai

teri aawaz bhi hai meri aawaz bhi hai

main uTha jis ko ahinsa ka sabaq sikhlane

mujh ko laTka diya suli pe usi duniya ne

aa raha tha main kai kuchon se Thokar kha kar

ek aawaz ne roka mujh ko

kisi minar se niche aa kar

allahu-akbar allahu-akbar

hua dil ko ye guman

ki ye pur-josh azan

maut se degi aman

phir to pahuncha main jahan

main ne dohrai kuchh aise ye azan

gunj uTha sara jahan

allahu-akbar allahu-akbar

isi aawaz mein ek aur bhi gunja elan

kullo-man-alaiha-fan

ek taraf Dhal gaya KHurshid-e-jahan-tab ka sar

hua falij ka asar

phaT gai nas koi shiryanon mein KHun jam sa gaya

ho gaya zaKHmi dimagh

aisa lagta tha ki bujh jaega jalta hai jo sadiyon se charagh

aaj andhera meri nas nas mein utar jaega

ye samundar jo baDi der se tufani tha

aisa taDpa ki mere kamre ke andar aaya

aate aate wo mere waste amrit laya

aur lahra ke kaha

shiw ne ye bhejwaya hai lo piyo aur

aaj shiw ilm hai amrit hai amal

ab wo aasan hai jo dushwar tha kal

raat jo maut ka paigham liye aai thi

biwi bachchon ne mere

us ko khiDki se pare phenk diya

aur jo wo zahr ka ek jam liye aai thi

us ne wo KHud hi piya

subh utri jo samundar mein nahane ke liye

raat ki lash mili pani mein