Main Jub bhee Zindagi Ki chalchalati dhoop main tupp ker

Main Jub bhee Zindagi Ki chalchalati dhoop main tupp ker

Main Jub bhee dosrooN kay aur apnay jhoot say chup ker

Main sub say lerker khood say haar ker

Jub bhee uss ek kamray maiN jati hooN

Wu halkay aur gehray kath-ayee rangooN ka ek Kamra

Wu bay-hudd meherbaaN kamra

Ju apni nurm muthi maiN mujhay aisay chuppa laita hay

Jaisay koi maaN bachay ko anchal maiN chuppa lay

Piyar say Dantay, ‘Yeh Kia aadat hay? Jalti dopehar main maray maray ghoomtay ho tum…’

Wu Kamra Yaad Aata Hay…

Dabeez aur khasa bharri kuch zara mushkil say khulnay wala,

Wo sheesham ka derwaza,

Kay Jaisay koi akhar baap, apnay khurdaray seenay main shafqat kay sumander ko chupayee…

Wu kursi aur uskay sath wu jurwaaN behan uski

Wu dono dost theeN meri…

Wu ek gustakh, moon-phat aa’yeena, ju dil ka buhat acha tha!

Wu bay-hungam si almari joo koonay main Kharii… ek boorhi anna ki terhaaN,

Aa’yeenay ko tanbeeh kerti hay!

Wu ek guldaan, nanha sa, buhat shaitaann un doono pay hasta tha!

Dareecha ya zahanat say bhari ek muskurahat

Aur dareechay per jhuki wu bail koi Sabz Sergoshii

KitaabeiN taaq per aur shelf per sanjeeda ustani bani betheeiN

Magar sub muntazir iss baat kay

Kay main unsay kuch poochooN

Serhanay neend ka sathi, thakaan ka chara-gar wu narm dil takiyaa

Wu jiski goad main sirr rakh ker chatt ko daikhti thee

Chatt ki kerd’iyooN main Najanay kitnay afsanooN ki kerd’iyaaN theein

Wo chooti maiz, aur samnay deewar per aa’wezaaN tasweeraiN

Mujhay apna-iyat aur yaqeen say daikhti theeiN

Muskurati theeiN

InhaaiN shak bhee nahi tha, Main ek din unko aisay chore jaoongi

Main ek din yooN bhee jaoongi - kay phir wapis na aaongi

Main abb jis gher main rehti hooN

Buhat he khoobsurat hay

Magar aksar yahan khamosh bethi yee yaad kerti hoon

Wo kamra baat kerta tha

Wo kamra yaad aata tha!