ajab rang aankhon mein aane lage — Aashufta Changezi

"tum ne likkhaa hai likho kaisaa huun main doston ki bhiiD hai tanhaa huun main yaasmin o nastaran meraa pata khushbuon ke jism par likkhaa huun main pahle hi kyaa kam tamaashe the yahaan phir nae manzar uThaa laayaa huun main phir vahi mausam puraane ho gae din Dhale sargoshiyaan suntaa huun main kaun utarti chaDhti saanson kaa amiin saaya-e-divaar se lipTaa huun main tu kabhi is shahr se ho kar guzar raaston ke jaal mein uljhaa huun main vo miri khush-fahmiyaan sab kyaa huiin jaane kab se be-hunar zinda huun main"

"Thikaane yuun to hazaaron tire jahaan mein the koi sadaa hamein rokegi is gumaan mein the ajiib basti thi chehre to apne jaise the magar sahife kisi ajnabi zabaan mein the bahut khushi hui tarkash ke khaali hone par zaraa jo ghaur kiyaa tiir sab kamaan mein the ilaaj DhunDh nikaaleinge apni vahshat kaa junun-navaaz abhi tak isi gumaan mein the ham ek aisi jagah jaa ke lauT kyuun aae jahaan sunaa hai ki sab aakhiri zamaan mein the"

"ghar ki had mein sahraa hai aage dariyaa bahtaa hai hairat tak mafqud hui itnaa dekhaa-bhaalaa hai jaane kyaa uftaad paDe khvaab mein us ko dekhaa hai aahaT kaisi basti mein kaun ye rasta bhulaa hai raste apne apne hain kaun kisi ko samjhaa hai qaid se vahshi chhuT gae dekhein kyaa gul khiltaa hai uDne vaalaa panchhi kyuun pankh sameTe baiThaa hai"

"guzar gae hain jo mausam kabhi na aaeinge tamaam dariyaa kisi roz Duub jaaeinge safar to pahle bhi kitne kiye magar is baar ye lag rahaa hai ki tujh ko bhi bhuul jaaeinge alaav ThanDe hain logon ne jaagnaa chhoDaa kahaani saath hai lekin kise sunaaeinge sunaa hai aage kahin samtein baanTi jaati hain tum apni raah chuno saath chal na paaeinge duaaein loriyaan maaon ke paas chhoD aae bas ek niind bachi hai kharid laaeinge zarur tujh saa bhi hogaa koi zamaane mein kahaan talak tiri yaadon se ji lagaaeinge"

"gharaunde khvaabon ke suraj ke saath rakh lete paron mein dhuup ke ik kaali raat rakh lete hamein khabar thi zabaan kholte hi kyaa hogaa kahaan kahaan magar aankhon pe haath rakh lete tamaam jangon kaa anjaam mere naam huaa tum apne hisse mein koi to maat rakh lete kahaa thaa tum se ki ye raasta bhi Thiik nahin kabhi to qaafile vaalon ki baat rakh lete ye kyaa kiyaa ki sabhi kuchh ganvaa ke baiTh gae bharam to banda-e-maulaa-sifaat rakh lete main bevafaa huun chalo ye bhi maan letaa huun bhale bure hi sahi tajrabaat rakh lete"

"duur tak phailaa samundar mujh pe saahil ho gayaa lauT kar jaanaa yahaan se aur mushkil ho gayaa daakhila mamnua likkhaa thaa fasil-e-shahr par paDh to main ne bhi liyaa thaa phir bhi daakhil ho gayaa khvaab hi baazaar mein mil jaate hain taabir bhi pahle logon se sunaa thaa aaj qaail ho gayaa is hujum-e-be-karaan se bhaag kar jaataa kahaan tum ne rokaa to bahut thaa main hi shaamil ho gayaa pahle bhi ye sab manaazir rokte the is dafa aisaa kyaa dekhaa ki tujh se aur ghaafil ho gayaa ek mauqa kyaa milaa khush-fahmiyaan baDhne lagin raasta itnaa pasand aayaa ki manzil ho gayaa aur kyaa detaa bhalaa sahraa-navardi kaa khiraaj tu bachaa thaa ab ke tu bhi nazr-e-mahmil ho gayaa"