peeth par shikanein

mein sapney mein raat bhar bhatkti rahi

aankh khuli  to peeth mein kain shikanein padi thi

registaan mein jis paani ki talash thi

uski ek ek boond mein pyaas hi to bhari thi

andheron mein talaash karti rahi jinke jawabon ki

un sawalon ki upaj ujalon mein hi to thi

meine bahut si kitabein khareedin padne wo baat

jo mere man par keelon se gadi thi

log kitna bhi bhatkein laut aatey hain ghar ko

mera ghar nahi hai yahi to bas dikkat thi

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jo vadey khud se kiye

jo vadey khud se kiye
unka kya hua
jo sapne khud ke liye buney
unka kya hua
jo hawayien choo ke gayin thi
wo kahan barsi
jo boondey uchhali thi
wo kahan pahunchi
jo chand dekha tha
wo kahan khoya
jis sooraj mein tapey the
wo kahan soya
shayad haathon mein na tha
hawaon ka zor
ki pahunch pati boondey sooraj tak
jiski tapish se barasta
sawan hum par

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bemanzil safar

tay [तय] nahi hai apni manzil to

chaltey hain us safar par

jiska kul haasil tera saath ho

talash mat kar is rishtey mein kisi bandhan ki

itna khul ja ki bas teri saans ho

kya khona kya pana aur kya talashna

gar hummein beghari ka ahsaas ho

us kitaab ki jild hi kyon kholey

jismey apna koi zikr miley

chalo fenkar apni kalam

likhey koi kitaab jo besafa ho

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yaadon ke patthar

meri aankhen chhedti hain is hawa ko

tarashne yaadon ke patthar

kuchh chehre moorti banane ko

pighaltey nahi jo saanson ki garmi se

hawaayen le jaati hain jinhe titar bitar

kaise chhedengi aankhen firengee idhar udhar

pighal jayega mera hi haath apni garmi se

nahi pighlenge ye chehre patthar se

tarashne ke liye pighalte haath dar ba dar

aankhen labalab apni taquat se

cheerengi yaadon ke patthar

tarashne chehre jo pighlenge sanson ki garmee se

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tujhe khona chahti hoon

tu haqueekat bhi hai ye khwaab na dikha

tu ek khwaab hi hai yahi haqueekat rehne de

haqueekat se ghabra jati hoon

khwaab mein kam se kam chhip to jaati hoon

khwaab ne jo andherey diye hain

unhi ki aadat pad gayi hai

magar ye khud se chhipna

haqueekat ke ujalon ne chippa diya hai

bekhwaab sona chahti hoon

tujhe  khona chahti hoon

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khurduri hatheli

bheed ki nirankushta ne daba di hai

jiski hansi masoomi aur aankhon ki chamak

khurduri sadak par khurduri hatheli failaye

hamse kya maang raha hai

dekho uske haathon ki lakeeron ko

usmein koi rahasya nahi hai

bhavishya ki koi kalpana nahi hai

dekho uski aankho mein

wahan swapn nahi hain

ghoda pariyon aur shahzadon ke

lekin usey dekhne ke liye bheed se alag ho jao

hamara ansh hai wo hameen se janma hai

bas apne kuchh pal mangne aaya hai

uski hatheli par ek aansoon tapka do

wo narm ho jayegi

usey aakaash mein ek tara to dikha do

uski ankhon mein chamak aa jayegi

uskey haathon par mat rakho ek thanda sikka

agar kuchh rakhna hai to apna garam haath rakho

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