Baadban

samundaron ki nil-gun faza-e-ab mein bhi raqs kar chuka hun bar-ha

mere liye koi ufuq ye aasman ki wusaten bhi ajnabi nahin

main in mein saikDon, hazaron zindagi ke git aatishin dhunon mein ga chuka

kisi ko DhunD hi raha tha, kaun jaane kis ko DhunDhta tha main

hazar bar DhunDhta raha hun jis ko mausamon ke madd-o-jazr mein magar na pa saka

sitare Dubne lage aur aandhiyon ki shiddaten habab ban ke rah gain

kisi ko DhunD hi raha tha main sahar ki narm narm shabnamin fazaon mein

ki aap aa gain, aur aa ke chha gain samundar aur aasman ki be-karan KHalaon mein

hazaron dastanen bahr-e-nilgun ki chashm-e-naz mein liye hue

hazaron mahr-o-mah ki tajalliyon ka jism aaina bana hua

main soch hi raha tha, lahren nabz-e-kaenat to nahin

ki ek lahr uTThi jis ki barhami ke samne meri tamam quwwaten habab ban ke rah gain

kanar-e-ab ek pal main dekhte hi dekhte main phir paDa hua tha ret par

mere badan ki ret ka har ek zarra ek aaina tha

aur jaane kitne aaftab jagmaga rahe the mere jism par

hazar main gunahgar hun to kya

ye mera jism KHak-o-KHun ka imtizaj hi sahi

hazar main gunah-gar hun to kya

ye zalzale ye aandhiyan ye barq o aatish o sharar mere mizaj hi sahi

magar sukun pa ke jab bhi shadman hua hun

gunguna uTha hun muskura diya hun

mere is aahani mahal ke aastan pe aasman ki jannaten bhi sajda-rez ho gain

agar nahin hain nariyal ke sae sath-e-ab par to kya hua

magar bahut hi dur aa chuke hain sahilon ko chhoD kar

uThao langar aur baadban khol do

hawaen tez hain to kya ye lahren shoala-rez hain to kya

uThao langar aur baadban khol do

main jaanta hun KHub jaanta hun ek kaenat aur bhi hai

mawara-e-kaenat

baras raha hai amrit aasman se chandni ke rup mein

zamin zamin ki kaenat ke liye numu hai dhup mein

magar ye barg ye samar ye gulsitan baghair rang ke to kuchh nahin

sitare Dubne lage to kya

ye lahren shoala-rez hain to kya

uTho aur uTh ke kashtiyon ke baadban khol do

ye kaun kahta hai ki lahron ka KHuda koi nahin

ye lahren KHub jaanti hain sahilon ka rasta