Yeh tu asool-e-fitrat hai ke dukh ke beej waheen jaan pakarte hain jahaan tawaqqua’aat ke dareya thaathain marte nazar ate hain. Hum had se zeyada tawwaqqua’aat rakhte hain isliye mayoos bhi hote hain. Umeed ka suraj jitna charhta chala jata hai, ta’alluq ki zameen utni hi tap kar bhatti banti jati hai. Phir humein sirf huqooq yaad rehte hain, faraaiz bhool jate hain. Jahaan bahut zeyada tawuqqa aur maan ho waheen dil ka kaanch peyaala har rut mein toot’ta rehta hai…
Yunhi hansi hansi mein hum
diloon se khail jaate hain
Koi choti si theekhi baat
Koi chubhta huwa jumla
Koi zehar alood lejha
Koi be-zarar si zu-maeni baat
Sun’ne wale ke dil per ghaoo laga jati hai
Phir kitne hi talafi ke marham lagao
Qatra qatra khoon tapakta hi rehta hai
Woh aansoo jo aankh se girta hi nahee
Ander hi ander jam jata hai
Barf per gire, moum ke qatray ki tarha
Aur woh barf tu shayad wakt ki garmi se
Phighal jati hai
Magar woh qatra jab pighalne lagta hai
Phail jaata hai
Barh jata hai, bas khatm nahee hota
Aur
Yunhi hansi hansi mein hum
Diloon se khail jate hain …
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