ham ne khvaahishon ke saare parinde udaa diye hain shuruua shuruua men achambhe achchhe lagte the
— Kishwar Naheed
Shurooa shurooa men achambhe achchhe lagte the
Shauq bhee tha aur din bhee bhale the
Achchhe logon se milne kaa shauq junoon kee had tak
Har lamha betaab liye phirtaa tha
Jab koi apna hero
Apne aadarsh kaa paikar saamne aataa
Jee ye chaahtaa
Aankhen bichhaa.en dil men biThaa.en
Baaten sunen itnee baaten
Sail-e-zamaan se oonchee baaten
Dil ke gahre gham kee baaten
Duuree aur nazdeekee
Lafz bahut chhoTe hain
Un lafzon ko parkho to
Insaan aur bhee chhoTe nikalte hain
Paas bulaa kar jise dekho
Us kaa chehra faq be-rang
Bhabhoot kee soorat kaalaa kaalaa
Kyaa suraj bahut neeche aa gaya hai
Kyaa maaon ne bachche jan kar
Duudh pilaanaa chhoD diyaa hai
Goliyaan khaa ke duudh ke sote
Khushk karne vaalee maaon
Plastic ke bags men raat-raat-bhar
Bachchon kaa peshaab jazb karne vaalee maaon
Niind tumhaaree bahut meeThee hai
Thiik hai tum bhee bebas ho
Mard gharon se ghaa.eb hon to
Maan kee maamtaa bilak bilak kar
Niind kee golee ke aangan men so hee jaayaa kartee hai
Khvaab-aavar golee
Ye bhee to aaj kee aham zaroorat hai
Masnooee palken aankhon se utaar ke
Aslee chehra mat dekho
Goliyaan khaao so jaao aaraam karo
Sub.h tumhaare sar ke uupar suraj kee
Aur bhee garm shuaa.en raqs karengee
Achchhe log sub.h ko kuch aur shaam ko kuch
Aur raat ko un ke Khoon kee tughyaanee men
Un ke haath aur un kee aankhen
Bilkul jangalee choohe jaisee ma.aloom hon
Pahle-pahal ye achambhaa tha
Khauf kee tah men anjaane ko jaanne kee khwaish
MakDee ke jaale kee maanind phailee
Pahle-pahal pistaanon men dard kee Teesen bahut uTheen
Phir yaad nahin
Masnooee palken itnee lambee hain
Main apne pair ke naqsh ke aage dekh nahin saktee hoon
Kahte hain ki havaa chalee hai
Khep na.e logon kee
Jin ko achchhaa kahne vaale saath saath hain
Pahunch ga.e hain shahr kinaare
Sooraj ab to itnaa neeche aa pahunchaa hai
Us ko uThaa ke duur kisee kone men dafan karo
Raat kee chaadar oDhne se pahchaan kaa rishta
Shukr khudaayaa Toot to jaataa hai
Ai rab too vaalee-e-kaun-o-makaan
Too sab ke dilon ke haal se vaaqif hai
To ham ko bataa ham kya sochen
Ham ne khvaahishon ke saare parinde uDaa diye hain
Shurua shurua mein achambhe achchhe lagte the
Shauq bhi tha aur din bhi bhale the
Achchhe logon se milne ka shauq junun ki had tak
Har lamha betab liye phirta tha
Jab koi apna hero
Apne aadarsh ka paikar samne aata
Ji ye chahta
Aankhen bichhaen dil mein biThaen
Baaten sunen itni baaten
Sail-e-zaman se unchi baaten
Dil ke gahre gham ki baaten
Duri aur nazdiki
Lafz bahut chhoTe hain
Un lafzon ko parkho to
Insan aur bhi chhoTe nikalte hain
Pas bula kar jise dekho
Us ka chehra faq be-rang
Bhabhut ki surat kala kala
Kya suraj bahut niche aa gaya hai
Kya maon ne bachche jan kar
Dudh pilana chhoD diya hai
Goliyan kha ke dudh ke sote
KHushk karne wali maon
Plastic ke bags mein raat-raat-bhar
Bachchon ka peshab jazb karne wali maon
Nind tumhaari bahut miThi hai
Thik hai tum bhi bebas ho
Mard gharon se ghaeb hon to
Man ki mamta bilak bilak kar
Nind ki goli ke aangan mein so hi jaya karti hai
KHwab-awar goli
Ye bhi to aaj ki aham zarurat hai
Masnui palken aankhon se utar ke
Asli chehra mat dekho
Goliyan khao so jao aaram karo
Subh tumhaare sar ke upar suraj ki
Aur bhi garm shuaen raqs karengi
Achchhe log subh ko kuch aur sham ko kuch
Aur raat ko un ke KHun ki tughyani mein
Un ke hath aur un ki aankhen
Bilkul jangali chuhe jaisi malum hon
Pahle-pahal ye achambha tha
KHauf ki tah mein anjaane ko jaanne ki KHwahish
MakDi ke jale ki manind phaili
Pahle-pahal pistanon mein dard ki Tisen bahut uThin
Phir yaad nahin
Masnui palken itni lambi hain
Main apne pair ke naqsh ke aage dekh nahin sakti hun
Kahte hain ki hawa chali hai
Khep nae logon ki
Jin ko achchha kahne wale sath sath hain
Pahunch gae hain shahr kinare
Suraj ab to itna niche aa pahuncha hai
Us ko uTha ke dur kisi kone mein dafan karo
Raat ki chadar oDhne se pahchan ka rishta
Shukr KHudaya TuT to jata hai
Ai rab tu wali-e-kaun-o-makan
Tu sab ke dilon ke haal se waqif hai
To hum ko bata hum kya sochen
Hum ne KHwahishon ke sare parinde uDa diye hain