"Lafzon ki zubaani"

Bohat din hue likhe hue.

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"Khayalon ki tijori se kuch niklana chaha, par unki yaadon ke saaman se wo bhi bhara mila,

Thodi jaddo-jehad ki, ke kahi kuch khoobsurat alfaaz mil jaye,

Khoobsurat ke naam pe unka muskurata chehra mila...

Kuch ulat palat kar dekhna chaha ke kuch aur alfaaz rakhhey bhi ho kahi,

Pyaar ke naam pe, mujhe unka naam mila...

Saari yaadein samet kar ek gatthari me baandh kar, Main dhundne kuch aur alfaaz chala,

Kuch dhool me pade lafz par nazar gayi, utha kar dekha to likkha 'naakaam' mila...

Ek muskurahat mere hontho pe, ke ye lafz kabhi dil me tha mere,

Aaj dhool me pada dekh, dil ko kuch aaraam mila...

Haathon ko khangaalte main andhero me ghus gaya, door kono me kahi, ek naam tha pada,

Lafz 'mushkil' jo karta tha tang mujh ko kabhi kabhi, ab dhoond bhi na paaye, mujh ko gali gali,

Hans pada main, jo dekh mujhe, wo hairaan mila...

Haatho ko maine apne Jo kiya idhar udhar, ek aur lafz laga, meri Ungliyon ki nazar,

Lafz 'Khwaab' jo likha tha, ab khwaab na raha, ho gaya tha wo ab 'sachchayi' se badal...

Ek taraf rakh usey, kuch aur dhoondne chala, thodi door bhatka, phir lafz 'Dil' se ja mila, chehre pe ek sukoon tha, aur pehle se kuch bada,

poocha, 'sehma sa rehne wala, aisa kya ho gaya?'

Bola, 'itni mili khushi, khushi se phool hi gaya...'

Dekh Dil ko itna khush, main bhi khush hua, kuch qadam badhey aur Lafz 'sukoon' se ja mila,

Aisa bhi kya hua, jo tha madhosh wo pada, bola, 'mil gayi mujhe, kisi ki baanh me jagah'...

Lafzon ke kaarkhaane se, ho kar guzar, main aalishaan kamre ke paas mud gaya,

Lafz 'khwaahish' aaraam farmaa tha, kisi shehzaadey ki tarah, gol matol, roshan, Poonam ke chaand ki tarah...

Shehzaade ki aaram gaah se, main kuch qadam aur bhi badha, thodi door pohncha, Lafz 'qismat' se ja mila,

Dekh usko hua kuch hairaan sa main, wo khush bhi tha, aur kuch gam me bhi pada,

Poocha, 'ye kaisa aalam hai jis me tum ho yun pade..?'

Bola, 'na pooch mera haal tu yun khadey hue,

kya hi kahu ke, na hai wo mera naseeb, jo hua bhi naseeb me,

judayi bhi na sahi, qareebi bhi na rahi,

khoya bhi na gaya, mil kar bhi na mila,

Yun to hissa hi hai is Dil ka, aur mil bhi gaye,

Hui tinka si qareebi, to log jal gaye,

Kitni hai chahat, ye bol na saka, dil me daba tha Raaz, aur khol na saka,

Jo khola jo Raaz, to wo hum-raaz nikla, manzilen alag thi, wo hum-raah nikla,

Pyara wo shaks hai bhi, aur sath bhi hai mere,

kab talak hai saya, ye mushkil mujhe hai ghere...

Ab tum hi batao kyu haal na ho aisa, nikal bhi na paaun, soch ka ye jaal hi hai aisa...'

'qismat' ka dukhda sun kar na main aur reh saka, laut gaya khayalo se, na main aur seh saka...

be-bas hi sahi, ye zindagi hai meri, anjaam jo bhi ho, ye dil-lagi hai meri...

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