Jatri

ek aaya gaya dusra aaega der se dekhta hun yunhi raat us ki guzar jaegi

main khaDa hun yahan kis liye mujh ko kya kaam hai yaad aata nahin yaad bhi TimTimata

hua ek diya ban gai jis ki rukti hui aur jhijakti hui har kiran be-sada qahqaha hai

magar mere kanon ne kaise use sun liya ek aandhi chali chal ke miT

bhi gai aaj tak mere kanon mein maujud hai saen saen machalti hui aur

ubalti hui phailti phailti der se main khaDa hun yahan ek aaya gaya

dusra aaega raat us ki guzar jaegi ek hangama barpa hai dekhen jidhar

aa rahe hain kai log chalte hue aur Tahalte hue aur rukte hue phir se

baDhte hue aur lapakte hue aa rahe ja rahe hain idhar se udhar aur udhar se

idhar jaise dil mein mere dhyan ki lahar se ek tufan hai waise aankhen

meri dekhti hi chali ja rahi hain ki ek TimTimate diye ki kiran zindagi ko phisalte

hue aur girte hue Dhab se zahir kiye ja rahi hai mujhe dhyan

aata hai ab tirgi ek ujala bani hai magar is ujale se risti chali ja rahi

hain wo amrit ki bunden jinhen main hatheli pe apni sambhaale raha hun hatheli

magar TimTimata hua ek diya ban gai thi lapak se ujala hua lau giri phir andhera sa

chhane laga baiThta baiThta baiTh kar ek hi pal mein uThta hua jaise aandhi ke

tikhe thapeDon se darwaze ke taq khulte rahen band hote rahen

phaDphaDate hue tair-e-zaKHm-KHurda ki manind main dekhta hi raha ek aaya

gaya dusra aaega soch aai mujhe panw baDhne se inkar karte

gae main khaDa hi raha dil mein ek bund ne ye kaha raat yunhi guzar jaegi

dil ki ek bund ko aankh mein le ke main dekhta hi raha phaDphaDate hue tair

zaKHm-KHurda ki manind darwaze ke taq ek bar jab mil gae mujh ko aahista aahista

ehsas hone laga ab ye zaKHmi parinda na taDpega lekin mere dil ko har waqt

taDpaega main hatheli pe apni sambhaale rahunga wo amrit ki bunden jinhen aankh

se meri risna tha lekin meri zindagi TimTimata hua ek diya ban gai jis ki rukti hui

aur jhijakti hui har kiran be-sada qahqaha hai ki is tirgi mein koi baat aisi nahin

jis ko pahle andhere mein dekha ho main ne safar ye ujale andhere ka chalta

raha hai to chalta rahega yahi rasm hai rah ki ek aaya gaya dusra

aaega raat aise guzar jaegi TimTimate sitare batate the raste ki

naddi bahi ja rahi hai bahe ja is uljhan se aise nikal ja koi sidha manzil pe jata

tha lekin kai qafile bhul jate the anjum ke daur-e-yagana ke mubham ishaare magar wo

bhi chalte hue aur baDhte hue sham se pahle hi dekh lete the maqsud ka band

darwaza khulne laga hai magar main khaDa hun yahan mujh ko kya kaam hai mera darwaza

khulta nahin hai mujhe phaile sahra ki soi hui reg ka zarra zarra yahi kah raha hai

ke aise KHarabe mein sukhi hatheli hai ek aisa talwa ke jis ko kisi KHar ki nok chubhne pe bhi

kah nahin sakti mujh ko koi bund apne lahu ki pila do magar main khaDa hun yahan kis liye

kaam koi nahin hai to main bhi in aate hue aur jate hue ek do tin

lakhon bagulon mein mil kar yunhi chalte chalte kahin Dub jata ke jaise yahan

bahti lahron mein kashti har ek mauj ko tham leti hai apni hatheli ke phaile kanwal

mein mujhe dhyan aata nahin hai ki is rah mein to har ek jaane wale ke bas

mein hai manzil main chal dun chalun aaiye aaiye aap kyun is jagah

aise chup-chap tanha khaDe hain agar aap kahiye to hum ek achhuti si Tahni se

do phul bas bas mujhe is ki koi zarurat nahin hai main ek

dost ka rasta dekhta hun magar wo chala bhi gaya hai mujhe phir bhi

taskin aati nahin hai ki main ek sahra ka bashinda malum hone laga hun KHud

apni nazar mein mujhe ab koi band darwaza khulta nazar aae ye baat mumkin nahin hai

main ek aur aandhi ka mushtaq hun jo mujhe apne parde mein yaksar chhupa le

mujhe ab ye mahsus hone laga hai suhana saman jitna bas mein tha mere

wo sab ek bahta sa jhonka bana hai jise hath mere nahin rok sakte

ki meri hatheli mein amrit ki bunden to baqi nahin hain faqat ek phaila hua

KHushk be-barg be-rang sahra hai jis mein ye mumkin nahin main kahun

ek aaya gaya dusra aaega raat meri guzar jaegi