raat ke pichhle pahar

Shaam hee se thee fazaa men kisee jalte hue kapDe kee bisaand Aur havaa chaltee thee jaise Us ke zakhmee hon qadam Deeda-e-mahr ne anjaane khatar se muD kar Jaate jaate baDee hasrat se ka.ee baar zameen ko dekhaa Lekin is sabz lakeer Is darakhton kee haree baaD ke paar Kuchh na paayaa koi sho.ala na sharaar Aur phir raat ke tannoor se ublaa paanee Teergiyyon kaa siyah favvaaraa Dekhte dekhte tasveer har ek chiiz kee dhundlaane lagee Duur tak kaale samundar kee humaktee lahren Haanpte seenon kee maanind karaan-taa-karaan phail ga.iin Aur jab raat paDee Siskiyaan ban ga.iin jhonkon kee sadaa Dam-ba-khud ho ga.e us vaqt dar-o-baam Jaise aahaT kisee toofaan kee sunaa chaahte hon Aanhken mal mal ke charaaghon kee lavon ne dekhaa Lekin is sabz lakeer Is darakhton kee haree baaD ke paar Kuchh na paayaa koi sho.ala na sharaar Raat ke pichhle pahar Naa-gahaan niind se chaunkee jo zameen Is ke honTon pe thee ghamnaak karaah Karb-angez karaah Us ke siine pe ravaan Boot lohe ke gumakte hue boot Jis tarah kaanch kee chaadar pe luDhaktee huee patthar kee silen Har qadam ek na.ee cheekh janam letee thee Khaak se daad-e-sitam letee thee Sham hi se thi faza mein kisi jalte hue kapDe ki bisand Aur hawa chalti thi jaise Us ke zaKHmi hon qadam Dida-e-mahr ne anjaane KHatar se muD kar Jate jate baDi hasrat se kai bar zamin ko dekha Lekin is sabz lakir Is daraKHton ki hari baD ke par Kuchh na paya koi shoala na sharar Aur phir raat ke tannur se ubla pani Tirgiyyon ka siyah fawwara Dekhte dekhte taswir har ek chiz ki dhundlane lagi Dur tak kale samundar ki humakti lahren Hanpte sinon ki manind karan-ta-karan phail gain Aur jab raat paDi Siskiyan ban gain jhonkon ki sada Dam-ba-KHud ho gae us waqt dar-o-baam Jaise aahaT kisi tufan ki suna chahte hon Aanhken mal mal ke charaghon ki lawon ne dekha Lekin is sabz lakir Is daraKHton ki hari baD ke par Kuchh na paya koi shoala na sharar Raat ke pichhle pahar Na-gahan nind se chaunki jo zamin Is ke honTon pe thi ghamnak karah Karb-angez karah Us ke sine pe rawan Boot lohe ke gumakte hue boot Jis tarah kanch ki chadar pe luDhakti hui patthar ki silen Har qadam ek nai chiKH janam leti thi KHak se dad-e-sitam leti thi