wo baag men meraa muntazir tha

Parveen Shakir

Wo baagh men meraa muntazir tha Aur chaand tulooa ho raha tha Zulf-e-shab-e-vasl khul rahi thee Khushboo saanson men ghul rahi thee Aa.ee thee main apne pee se milne Jaise koi gul havaa se khilne Ik umr ke ba.ad main hansee thee Khud par kitnee tavajjoh dee thii! Pahnaa gahraa basantee joDaa Aur itr-e-suhaag men basaayaa Aa.eene men khud ko phir ka.ee baar Us kee nazron se main ne dekhaa Sandal se chamak raha tha maathaa Chandan se badan mahak raha tha HonTon pe bahut shareer laalee Gaalon pe gulaal kheltaa tha Baalon men piro.e itne motee Taaron kaa gumaan ho raha tha Afshaan kee lakeer maang men thee Kaajal aankhon men hans raha tha Kaanon men machal rahi thee baalee Baanhon se lipaT raha tha gajraa Aur saare badan se phooTtaa tha Us ke liye giit jo likhaa tha! Haathon men liye diye kee thaalee Us ke qadmon men jaa ke baiThee Aa.ee thee ki aartee utaaroon Saare jeevan ko daan kar duun! Dekhaa mire devtaa ne mujh ko Ba.ad is ke zaraa saa muskuraayaa Phir mere sunahre thaal par haath Rakkhaa bhee to ik diyaa uThaayaa Aur meree tamaam zindagee se Maangee bhee to ek shaam maangee Wo bagh mein mera muntazir tha Aur chand tulua ho raha tha Zulf-e-shab-e-wasl khul rahi thi KHushbu sanson mein ghul rahi thi Aai thi main apne pi se milne Jaise koi gul hawa se khilne Ek umr ke baad main hansi thi KHud par kitni tawajjoh di thi! Pahna gahra basanti joDa Aur itr-e-suhag mein basaya Aaine mein KHud ko phir kai bar Us ki nazron se main ne dekha Sandal se chamak raha tha matha Chandan se badan mahak raha tha HonTon pe bahut sharir lali Galon pe gulal khelta tha Baalon mein piroe itne moti Taron ka guman ho raha tha Afshan ki lakir mang mein thi Kajal aankhon mein hans raha tha Kanon mein machal rahi thi baali Banhon se lipaT raha tha gajra Aur sare badan se phuTta tha Us ke liye git jo likha tha! Hathon mein liye diye ki thaali Us ke qadmon mein ja ke baiThi Aai thi ki aarti utarun Sare jiwan ko dan kar dun! Dekha mere dewta ne mujh ko Baad is ke zara sa muskuraya Phir mere sunahre thaal par hath Rakkha bhi to ek diya uThaya Aur meri tamam zindagi se Mangi bhi to ek sham mangi