kohre kaa khet

Wo sard raat jabki safar kar raha tha main Rangeeniyon se zarf-e-nazar bhar raha tha main Tezee se jangalon men uDee jaa rahi thee rail Khvaabeeda kaa.enaat ko chaunkaa rahi thee rail MuDtee uchhaltee kaanptee chinghaaDtee huee Kohre kee wo dabeez ridaa phaaDtee huee Pahiyon kee gardishon men machaltee thee raagnee Aahan se aag ban ke nikaltee thee raagnee Pahunchee jidhar zameen kaa kaleja hilaa diyaa Daaman men teergee ke garebaan banaa diyaa Jhonke havaa ke barf bichhaate the raah men Jalve samaa rahe the laraz kar nigaah men Dhoke se chhoo ga.iin jo kaheen sard ungliyaan Bichchhoo saa Dank maarne lagtee thiin khiDkiyaan Pichhle pahar kaa narm dhundlakaa tha pur-fishaan Maayoosiyon men jaise umeedon kaa kaarvaan Be-noor ho ke Doobne vaalaa tha maahtaab Kohre men khup ga.ee thee sitaaron kee aab-o-taab Qabze se teergee ke sahar chhooTne ko thee Mashriq ke haashiye men kiran phooTne ko thee Kohre men tha Dhake hue baaghon kaa ye samaan Jis tarah zer-e-aab jhalaktee hon bastiyaan Bheegee huee zameen thee namee see fazaa men thee Ik kisht-e-barf thee ki muallaq havaa men thee Jaadoo ke farsh sehr ke sab saqf-o-baam the Dosh-e-havaa pe pariyon ke seemeen khiyaam the Thee ThanDe ThanDe nuur men khoee huee nigaah Dhal kar fazaa men aa.ee thee hooron kee khvaab-gaah Ban ban ke phen soo-e-falak dekhtaa huaa Dariyaa chalaa tha chhoD ke daaman zameen kaa Is shabnamee dhundalke men bagule the yuun ravaan Maujon pe mast ho ke chalen jaise machhliyaan Daalaa kabhi fazaaon men khat kho ga.e kabhi Jhalke kabhi ufuq men nihaan ho ga.e kabhi Engine se uD ke kaanptaa phirtaa tha yuun dhuaan Letaa tha lahr khet men kohre ke aasmaan Us waqt kya tha ruuh pe sadma na poochhiye Yaad aa raha tha kis se bichhaDnaa na poochhiye Dil men kuch aise ghaav the teer-e-malaal ke Ro ro diyaa tha khiDkee se gardan nikaal ke Wo sard raat jabki safar kar raha tha main Ranginiyon se zarf-e-nazar bhar raha tha main Tezi se jangalon mein uDi ja rahi thi rail KHwabida kaenat ko chaunka rahi thi rail MuDti uchhalti kanpti chinghaDti hui Kohre ki wo dabiz rida phaDti hui Pahiyon ki gardishon mein machalti thi ragni Aahan se aag ban ke nikalti thi ragni Pahunchi jidhar zamin ka kaleja hila diya Daman mein tirgi ke gareban bana diya Jhonke hawa ke barf bichhate the rah mein Jalwe sama rahe the laraz kar nigah mein Dhoke se chhu gain jo kahin sard ungliyan Bichchhu sa Dank marne lagti thin khiDkiyan Pichhle pahar ka narm dhundlaka tha pur-fishan Mayusiyon mein jaise umidon ka karwan Be-nur ho ke Dubne wala tha mahtab Kohre mein khup gai thi sitaron ki aab-o-tab Qabze se tirgi ke sahar chhuTne ko thi Mashriq ke hashiye mein kiran phuTne ko thi Kohre mein tha Dhake hue baghon ka ye saman Jis tarah zer-e-ab jhalakti hon bastiyan Bhigi hui zamin thi nami si faza mein thi Ek kisht-e-barf thi ki muallaq hawa mein thi Jadu ke farsh sehr ke sab saqf-o-baam the Dosh-e-hawa pe pariyon ke simin KHiyam the Thi ThanDe ThanDe nur mein khoi hui nigah Dhal kar faza mein aai thi huron ki KHwab-gah Ban ban ke phen su-e-falak dekhta hua Dariya chala tha chhoD ke daman zamin ka Is shabnami dhundalke mein bagule the yun rawan Maujon pe mast ho ke chalen jaise machhliyan Dala kabhi fazaon mein KHat kho gae kabhi Jhalke kabhi ufuq mein nihan ho gae kabhi Engine se uD ke kanpta phirta tha yun dhuan Leta tha lahr khet mein kohre ke aasman Us waqt kya tha ruh pe sadma na puchhiye Yaad aa raha tha kis se bichhaDna na puchhiye Dil mein kuch aise ghaw the tir-e-malal ke Ro ro diya tha khiDki se gardan nikal ke