murjhaa ke kaalii jhiil men girte hue bhi dekh

Shakeb Jalali

Murjhaa ke kaalee jhiil men girte hue bhee dekh Sooraj hoon meraa rang magar din-Dhale bhee dekh Kaaghaz kee katranon ko bhee kahte hain log phuul Rangon kaa aitbaar hee kya soongh ke bhee dekh Har chand raakh ho ke bikharnaa hai raah men Jalte hue paron se uDaa hoon mujhe bhee dekh Dushman hai raat phir bhee hai din se milee huee Sub.hon ke darmiyaan hain jo faasle bhee dekh 'aalam men jis kee dhuum thee us shaahkaar par Deemak ne jo likhe kabhi wo tabsire bhee dekh Too ne kahaa na tha ki main kashtee pe bojh hoon Aankhon ko ab na Dhaanp mujhe Doobte bhee dekh Us kee shikast ho na kaheen teree bhee shikast Ye aa.ina jo Toot gaya hai ise bhee dekh Too hee barahna-paa nahin is jaltee ret par Talvon men jo havaa ke hain wo aable bhee dekh Bichhtee thiin jis kee raah men phoolon kee chaadaren Ab us kee khaak ghaas ke pairon-tale bhee dekh Kyaa shaakh-e-baa-samar hai jo taktaa hai farsh ko Nazren uThaa 'shakeb' kabhi saamne bhee dekh Murjha ke kali jhil mein girte hue bhi dekh Suraj hun mera rang magar din-Dhale bhi dekh Kaghaz ki katranon ko bhi kahte hain log phul Rangon ka e'tibar hi kya sungh ke bhi dekh Har chand rakh ho ke bikharna hai rah mein Jalte hue paron se uDa hun mujhe bhi dekh Dushman hai raat phir bhi hai din se mili hui Subhon ke darmiyan hain jo fasle bhi dekh 'alam mein jis ki dhum thi us shahkar par Dimak ne jo likhe kabhi wo tabsire bhi dekh Tu ne kaha na tha ki main kashti pe bojh hun Aankhon ko ab na Dhanp mujhe Dubte bhi dekh Us ki shikast ho na kahin teri bhi shikast Ye aaina jo TuT gaya hai ise bhi dekh Tu hi barahna-pa nahin is jalti ret par Talwon mein jo hawa ke hain wo aable bhi dekh Bichhti thin jis ki rah mein phulon ki chadaren Ab us ki KHak ghas ke pairon-tale bhi dekh Kya shaKH-e-ba-samar hai jo takta hai farsh ko Nazren uTha 'shakeb' kabhi samne bhi dekh