khawabon ke byopaarii
— Ahmad Faraz
Ham khawabon ke byopaaree the
Par is men huaa nuqsaan baDaa
Kuchh bakht men Dheron kaalak thee
Kuchh ab ke ghazab kaa kaal paDaa
Ham raakh liye hain jholee men
Aur sar pe hai saahookaar khaDaa
Yaan buund nahin hai Deve men
Vo baaj-byaaj kee baat kare
Ham baanjh zameen ko takte hain
Vo Dhor anaaj kee baat kare
Ham kuch din kee mohlat maangen
Vo aaj hee aaj kee baat kare
Jab dhartee sahraa sahraa thee
Ham Dariya Dariya ro.e the
Jab haath kee rekhaa.en chup thiin
Aur sur sangeet men so.e the
Tab ham ne jeevan-khetee men
Kuchh khvaab anokhe bo.e the
Kuchh khvaab sajal muskaanon ke
Kuchh bol kabat deevaanon ke
Kuchh lafz jinhen ma.anee na mile
Kuchh giit shikasta-jaanon ke
Kuchh niir wafa kee sham.on ke
Kuchh par paagal parvaanon ke
Par apnee ghaayal aankhon se
Khush ho ke lahoo chhiDkaayaa tha
MaaTee men maas kee khaad bharee
Aur nas nas ko zakhaamaayaa tha
Aur bhuul ga.e pichhlee rut men
Kyaa khoyaa tha kya paayaa tha
Har baar gagan ne vahm diyaa
Ab ke barkhaa jab aa.egee
Har biij se konpal phooTegee
Aur har konpal phal laa.egee
Sar par chhaayaa chhatree hogee
Aur dhoop ghaTaa ban jaa.egee
Jab fasl kaTee to kya dekhaa
Kuchh dard ke TuuTe gajre the
Kuchh zakhmee khvaab the kaanTon par
Kuchh khaakistar se kajre the
Aur duur ufuq ke saagar men
Kuchh Dolte Doobte bajre the
Ab paanv khaDaa.oon dhool-bharee
Aur jism pe jog kaa cholaa hai
Sab sangee saathee bhed-bhare
Koee maasa hai koi tolaa hai
Is taak men ye is ghaat men wo
Har or Thagon kaa Tolaa hai
Ab ghaaT na ghar dahleez na dar
Ab paas raha hai kya baabaa
Bas tan kee gaThree baaqee hai
Jaa ye bhee too le jaa baabaa
Ham bastee chhoDe jaate hain
Too apna qarz chukaa baabaa
Hum KHwabon ke byopari the
Par is mein hua nuqsan baDa
Kuchh baKHt mein Dheron kalak thi
Kuchh ab ke ghazab ka kal paDa
Hum rakh liye hain jholi mein
Aur sar pe hai sahukar khaDa
Yan bund nahin hai Dewe mein
Wo baj-byaj ki baat kare
Hum banjh zamin ko takte hain
Wo Dhor anaj ki baat kare
Hum kuch din ki mohlat mangen
Wo aaj hi aaj ki baat kare
Jab dharti sahra sahra thi
Hum dariya dariya roe the
Jab hath ki rekhaen chup thin
Aur sur sangit mein soe the
Tab hum ne jiwan-kheti mein
Kuchh KHwab anokhe boe the
Kuchh KHwab sajal muskanon ke
Kuchh bol kabat diwanon ke
Kuchh lafz jinhen mani na mile
Kuchh git shikasta-jaanon ke
Kuchh nir wafa ki shamon ke
Kuchh par pagal parwanon ke
Par apni ghayal aankhon se
KHush ho ke lahu chhiDkaya tha
MaTi mein mas ki khad bhari
Aur nas nas ko zaKHamaya tha
Aur bhul gae pichhli rut mein
Kya khoya tha kya paya tha
Har bar gagan ne wahm diya
Ab ke barkha jab aaegi
Har bij se konpal phuTegi
Aur har konpal phal laegi
Sar par chhaya chhatri hogi
Aur dhup ghaTa ban jaegi
Jab fasl kaTi to kya dekha
Kuchh dard ke TuTe gajre the
Kuchh zaKHmi KHwab the kanTon par
Kuchh KHakistar se kajre the
Aur dur ufuq ke sagar mein
Kuchh Dolte Dubte bajre the
Ab panw khaDaun dhul-bhari
Aur jism pe jog ka chola hai
Sab sangi sathi bhed-bhare
Koi masa hai koi tola hai
Is tak mein ye is ghat mein wo
Har or Thagon ka Tola hai
Ab ghaT na ghar dahliz na dar
Ab pas raha hai kya baba
Bas tan ki gaThri baqi hai
Ja ye bhi tu le ja baba
Hum basti chhoDe jate hain
Tu apna qarz chuka baba