Lamhon Ke Asrar

sham ka pahla tara

dil ke ufuq par jis ki jot se

qaus-e-quzah se utri thi

aur is quzah ne

sari dil ki duniya chamkai thi

zist ka pahla sawan tha wo

jis se jiwan-sagar mein

ek lahar uThi thi

aur is lahar ne sari hasti

jal-thal ki thi

bagh ki pahli titli thi wo

man-angan ke sune-pan mein

jis ki ek parchhain paDi thi

aur jis parchhain ko chhune ki

KHwahish mein

dasht-e-tamanna mein ja nikle the hum

dasht-e-tamanna jis mein har-su

gahra sannaTa tha

sannaTa bhi aisa jis ko koh-e-nida se

har lamha aawaz aati thi

jaane walo! yaad rahe is rah nikalne wale

lauT ke aa nahin sakte

lekin jin ko rangon ki mahkar bulae

wo roke se ruk nahin sakte

jin ke jazbe sachche hon

wo aag pe kab chalne se Darte hain

hum bhi apna man liye

rahon mein ghulti jaan liye

chalte aae, bas chalte aae

chand ki pahli raat thi wo jab

hum ko ye ehsas hua tha

hum to jiwan haar chuke hain

aur bahaar ka wo ek lamha

jis ko hum apna samjhe the

sine mein ab kabhi na bujhne wali

aag utar ke

ruKHsat mang raha tha

aur wo KHushbu jis ko pa kar

hum ne ye socha tha ki hum ko

jiwan ab tajne bhi dukh de

waqt hamare sine mein ab

chahe jitne zaKHm utare

hum pe zamana jitne chahe

war kare ab

sab hans kar sah jaenge hum

bhed muqaddar ke kya kahiye

kab wo kisi par khul sakte hain

honi to ho kar rahti hai

kab wo bhala Tal sakti hai

KHair jo hona tha so hua wo

ab to sab kuchh bit gaya hai

lekin phir bhi hone ka dukh

kam to nahin hai

aur is dukh ka bojh uThae

dard bhara ye jiwan apna

un rahon ki samt rawan hai

ant mein jin ke aa jata hai

aaKHiri moD na hone ka

pahla tara pahla sa din

pahli titli aur wo pahli chand ki raat

sab kuchh pal mein bit gaya hai

aur ab aaKHiri moD se pahle

bite KHwabon ki galiyon mein

apni bikhri zat ke reze

lamha lamha chunta hun

aane wale waqt ki chap ko sunta hun

aur sochta hun

kya wo sab kuchh jis se

meri zat ka rishta tha

wo sab kuchh pal mein bit gaya hai

kya wo sab kuchh jis se main

ab wabasta hun

yunhi pal mein bit raha hai