Intezaar Poetry

Suna hai woh chand se guftgu karta hai raat bhar,
tanha baith kar meri baaton ko sochta hai raat bhar..

Jab paas the toh humari qadar na jaani uss ne,
ab milne ki dua maangta hai raat bhar..

Aye chaand usey kah de..

Gaya waqt laut kar nahin aata,
kyon khud ko aziyyat mein dalta hai raat bhar …!!

Dost ban kar bhi nahin saath nibhaane wala,
wahi andaaz hai zaalim ka zamane wala.

Ab usey log samajhte hain giraftaar mera,
sakht naadim hai mujhe daam mein laane wala.

Subah-dam chhod gaya nikhat-e gul ki soorat,
raat ko ghuncha-e dil mein simat aane wala.

Kya kahein kitne maraasim the humare uss se,
woh jo ek shakhs hai munh pher ke jaane wala.

Tere hote hue aa jaati thi sari duniya,
aaj tanha hun toh koi nahin aane wala.

Muntazir kis ka hun tooti hui dehleej pe main,
kaun aayega yahan, kaun hai aane wala.

Kya khabar thi jo meri jaan mein ghulaa hai itna,
hai wahi mujh ko sar-e daar bhi laane wala.

Maine dekha hai bahaaron mein chaman ko jalte,
hai koi khwaab ki tabeer batane wala?

Tum takalluf ko bhi ikhlaas samjhte ho ‘faraz
dost hota nahin har haath milaane wala. !!

Ye kaisa ehsaas hai ?
ki uski na hote hue bhi uski hona chahti hun..
kyon woh shakhs meri rag-o jaan mein basta ja reha hai ?

Ye kaisa sehar hai us shakhs mein ?
ki bin dekhe ,
bin bole ,
bin soche ,
ek aise safar ki taraf nikal padtii hun..
jis ka raasta woh batata hai ..!

Kyon ???
aisa kyon hai ?
kya woh mere mann mandir ka dewta hai ?
jise poojne ka socha tha ?
jis ki ho ke rehne ka socha tha ?

Haan!
shayad ye wohi shakhs hai..
haan ye wohi dewta hai..
jo mera toh nahin lekin main toh uss ki hun..
kyon ki uss ke baad khone ke liye kuchh bhi nahin baaki..
toh usey khone se toh dara jayega na ?

Phir bhi main uss sakhs ko khone se kyon darti hun ?
na toh woh mera hai !
aur na uss ne mera hone ka dawa kiya hai !
toh phir kyon uss ke sehar mein uss ke pichhe bhaagti hun ?

Ek sawaal khud se karti hun toh jawaab milta hai.
haan shayad woh shakhs bhi mujhe chaahne laga hai !..
woh bhi apni khwahishat se ladta hua !
mera hi toh hona chaahta hai ..!

Aur agar woh mera hi hona chahta hai ,
toh jazbaat itne mand kyon?
kabhi toh khule dil se apnaane ka dawa kare !
kabhi toh mera ho jaane ka dawa kare !
kabhi toh mujhe chaahne ka dawa kare …!!

Ab kya sochen kya halaat the kis kaaran ye zehar piya hai,
hum ne uss ke shehar ko chhoda aur aankhon ko moond liya hai.

Apna ye shewa toh nahin tha apne ghum auron ko saunpen,
khud toh jaagte ya sote hain usko kyon be-khwaab kiya hai.

Khilqat ke aawaazen bhi thi band uske darwaaze bhi the,
phir bhi uss kooche se guzre phir bhi uss ka naam liya hai.

Hijr ki rutt jaanlewa thi par ghalat sabhi andaaze nikle,
taaza rafaqat ke mausam tak main bhi jiya hun woh bhi jiya hai.

Ek faraz tumhi tanha ho jo ab tak dukh ke rasiya ho,
warna aksar dilwalon ne dard ka raasta chhod diya hai. !!

Usey dekh ke palkein utha na sake ,
hum apne aansuon ko samjha na sake..

Uss ke sang bitaana chahte the tamaam umar ,
bas yahi baat apne naseeb ko samjha na sake..

Zîndagi mein bas ek hi toh khwaahish thi humari ,
usey bhi apna sab kuchh luta kar pa na sake..

Jise aitbaar tha hum pe khud se kahin badh kar ,
usey bhi hum apni sacchai ka yakeen dila na sake..

Na jaane kitni sadiyan beet gayi jaagte jaagte ,
hum phir bhi apne ghumon ko sula na sake..

Mere maula sada khush rakhna usey ,
woh bin jis ke hum kabhi muskura na sake..

Usey khone ke baad jaane kyon aisa lagta hai ,
ki hum zindagi mein kuchh bhi toh na paa sake..

Itne thak chuke hain ab toh zindagi se hum ,
ki zindagi ko bhi zinda bana na sake..

Usne phir kabhi mud kar humara haal tak na poochha ,
woh jis ka harf harf hum bhula na sake..

Na jaane kitni duaayen maangi humne uss ko paane ki ,
par apne naseeb ko hum jhuthla na sake..

Log kehte hain usey bhula kyon nahin dete ho ?
jis ke sang beeta ek pal bhi hum bhula na sake …!

Maine poochha pehla patthar mujh par kaun uthayega,
aai ek aawaaz ki tu jis ka mohsin kehalayega.

Poochh sake to poochhe koi rooth ke jaane walon se,
roshaniyon ko mere ghar ka raasta kaun batayega.

Logo mere saath chalo tum jo kuchh hai woh aage hai,
peechhe mud kar dekhne wala patthar ka ho jayega.

Din mein hans kar milne wale chehre saaf bataate hain,
ek bhayaanak sapana mujh ko sari raat daraayega.

Mere baad wafa ka dhokha aur kisi se mat karna,
gaali degi duniya tujh ko sar mera jhuk jayega.

Sookh gayi jab inn aankhon mein pyaar ki neeli jheel ‘Qateel
tere dard ka zard samandar kaahe shor machaayega? .!!

Tere utaare hue din tange hain lawn mein ab tak,
na woh puraane hue hain, na unka rang utra..
kahin se koi bhi seevan abhi nahin udhadi …!

Elaichi ke bahut paas rakhe patthar par,
zara si jaldi sarak aaya karti hai chhanv..
Zara sa aur ghana ho gaya woh paudha,
main thoda thoda woh gamla hatata rehta hun.
Fakeera ab bhi wahin meri coffee deta hai..
gilhariyon ko bula kar khilata hun biscuit.
Gilahariyaan mujhe shaq ki nazar se dekhti hain..
woh tere haathon ka maans jaanti hongi …!

Kabhi kabhi jab utarti hai cheel shaam ki chhat se..
thaki thaki si zara der lawn mein ruk kar,
suffeid aur gulaabi masumbe ke paudhon mein hi ghulne lagti hai..
ki jaise barf ka tukda pighalta jaaye whiskey mein …!

Main scarf din ka gale se utaar deta hun..
tere utaare hue din pehen ke ab bhi main,
teri mehak mein kayi roz kaat deta hun …!

Tere utaare hue din tange hain lawn mein ab tak,
na woh puraane hue hain, na unka rang utra..
kahin se koi bhi seevan abhi nahin udhadi …!!