yaksuu bhi lag raha hoon bikharne ke baavajuud

Zafar Iqbal

Yaksoo bhee lag raha hoon bikharne ke baavajood Puuree tarah maraa nahin marne ke baavajood Ik dhoop see tanee huee baadal ke aar-paar Ik pyaas hai rukee huee jharne ke baavajood Us ko bhee yaad karne kee fursat na thee mujhe Masroof thaa main Kuch bhee na karne ke baavajood Pahlaa bhee doosraa hee kinaara ho jis tarah Haalat vahee hai paar utarne ke baavajood Apnee taraf hee rukh thaa vahaan vaardaat kaa Ilzaam us ke naam pe dharne ke baavajood Hairaan hoon mujh men itnee ye himmat kahaan se aa.ee Kar hee gaya hoon kaam jo Darne ke baavajood Honaa paDaa na hote hue bhee mujhe yahaan Kuchh yaad rah gaya hoon bisarne ke baavajood Jaisaa bhee ye safar ho zaraa ghaur keejiye Kaisaa ravaan-davaan hoon Thaharne ke baavajood Niklaa nahin hai koi nateeja yahaan 'zafar' Karne ke baavajood na bharne ke baavajood Yaksu bhi lag raha hun bikharne ke bawajud Puri tarah mara nahin marne ke bawajud Ek dhup si tani hui baadal ke aar-par Ek pyas hai ruki hui jharne ke bawajud Us ko bhi yaad karne ki fursat na thi mujhe Masruf tha main Kuch bhi na karne ke bawajud Pahla bhi dusra hi kinara ho jis tarah Haalat wahi hai par utarne ke bawajud Apni taraf hi ruKH tha wahan wardat ka Ilzam us ke nam pe dharne ke bawajud Hairan hun mujh mein itni ye himmat kahan se aai Kar hi gaya hun kaam jo Darne ke bawajud Hona paDa na hote hue bhi mujhe yahan Kuchh yaad rah gaya hun bisarne ke bawajud Jaisa bhi ye safar ho zara ghaur kijiye Kaisa rawan-dawan hun Thaharne ke bawajud Nikla nahin hai koi natija yahan 'zafar' Karne ke bawajud na bharne ke bawajud