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