Dil ki sihahi se kaagaz ke panno par kuch likhna chahta tha tere liye
jo lafzon mein bayan na ho saka use tere dil tak pahuchane ki khwahish thi kuch is tarah
akela tha ek anjaan se is safar mein chala jaa raha tha anjani si rah koi
na khabar thi na thikana na manzil ki koi aas
bas andhere mein kahin khoya sa rehta tha, thaka hua, hara hua insan

kabhi kuch naa pane par roya nahi tha main, haarna shayad jaise taqdeer si ban gayi thi meri
lekin is baat ka ghamand tha ki kabhi is andhere mein kisi aur ko nahi laaya main apne sath
kuch dur par roshni dikhai deti, kuch log haste khelte muskurate
ji chahta tha ki chhuu lun main bhi jakar us roshni ko, par ziddi tha main insan
socha roshni ek din khud mujhpar meherbaan hogi, zindagi aakhir kab tak mujhse yun naraz hogi
dosti ki andhere se kyunki chupa leti thi wo sab dil ke raaz

par ek din kuch badla, ek aahat si hui aur dil ko na jane kaise kuch raahat si hui
laga kuch to khas tha, par kambhakt andhera pakka badmaash tha
aahat to sunata tha, par kabhi uski jhalak nahi dikhlata tha
tute hue thake hue shareer mein us aahat ne kuch aise jaan bhar di
roshni ki chah ne uski jholi armaan se bhar di
us aahat ki chah mein chheen hi liya roshni ko usne andhere se
kahin kaid thi wo andhere ki duniya mein nikal aayi ab us ghere se
mohabbat ho gayi us roshni se mujhko, aur pahucha diya roshni tak apne us farmaan ko
dhundta tha tujhe ae roshni main saalon se kahin, tu mili mujhe tab jab jeene ki umeed na rahi
rakhunga tujhe seene se lagakar wada hai mera, tere sang hi marne ka ab irada hai mera
samaana chahta tha roshni mein khud ko kahin, par roshni mujhmein milkar phir se kahin gum ho gayi
jise kaid se azaad karaya use phir wahin pahucha diya, bas fark itna tha ab
qaid to nayi thi, par qaidi tha wahi