DOST (Ek aazad nazm)

do kirdaar the
meiN aur tum
ek kahani bani

jaise hoN do shajar
ek hi aaNgan meiN munjamid
per donoN jaDeiN hoN juda-juda
shakhoN se ooper mile hu'e

sath sath baDte hu'e qadam
yaksaN qad, yaksaN chhaNv liye
bachpan ke naNge paaNv liye
sath sath nashwo-numa,sath sath khelte
ek doosre per soze yaqeeN rakhte
sath sunte, sath haNste

salo sal aate yuN guzar jaate
lekin sab unheiN ham aahaNg hi pate
kyuN jaise kisi ek ka mafhoom hi na ho
dono milte to ek unwaan banta
unki dosti meiN umak bhi the, uphaq bhi

log jab un shazar se guzarte
to rahwar ke liye unka naam lete
jaise dheere dheere wo sang-e-nishaN hoN
bahut se rang-e-sahar unhone saath dekhe
bahut se rang-e-shab unhone saath dekhe
wo mehte parwaaz the apne hi uphaq meiN


daf-atan unmeiN be-qasd, be-azm dooriyaN hone lagiN
koi eisee dame hawa chali
ooper se mili pattiyaN girne lagiN
koi khwab-e-tarab saza-e-haqiqat hone laga
ki har patti ko kabhi na kabhi jhaD jaana hai
rafta rafta bargo samar girne lage
shaakheiN kashaN kashaN ho gayeeN

wo lalazar jo rahgeeroN ko naqsho-paa deta th
aab ahde guzistaN tha ab unki koi pahchan na thi

alfaz-e-aakhir meiN ek ne doosre shazar se kaha
"tu mujhse door hai ya meiN tujhse door hooN
majboor tu hai ya meiN majboor hooN
$zimmedar ye haalat heiN ya mausam ya koi aur lekin
kuchh tanha kuchh pareshaN meiN zaroor hooN"