udaas kitaab

tumhara chehra us din

ek udaas kitaab ki tarah laga

jiske shabdon ko arthon ne dhokha de diya ho

jiski kahani akelepan ki jildon mein lipti

apne hi siron ko talaash rahi ho

hawa mein fadfadate jiske vark

apni jildon se chhootne ko bequarar ho

us kitaab ko

aankhon mein rakhkar

zindagi bhar

padne ki ichha hui

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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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