chup-chaap baiThe rahte hain kuchh bolte nahin — Adil Mansuri

kab tak paDe rahoge havaaon ke haath mein
kab tak chalegaa khokhle shabdon kaa kaarobaar

dariyaa ke kinaare pe miri laash paDi thi
aur paani ki tah mein vo mujhe DhunD rahaa thaa

soe to dil mein ek jahaan jaagne lagaa
jaage to apni aankh mein jaale the khvaab ke

bismil ke taDapne ki adaaon mein nasha thaa
main haath mein talvaar liye jhuum rahaa thaa

ab TuTne hi vaalaa hai tanhaai kaa hisaar
ik shakhs chikhtaa hai samundar ke aar-paar

vo kaun thaa jo din ke ujaale mein kho gayaa
ye chaand kis ko DhunDne niklaa hai shaam se

main baDaa ho gayaa huun magar bachpanaa
mere dil se kabhi bhi gayaa hi nahin

raat yuun dil mein tiri khoi hui yaad aai
jaise viraane mein chupke se bahaar aa jaae

kyaa ho gayaa gulshan ko saakit hai fazaa kaisi
sab shaakh o shajar chup hain hiltaa nahin pattaa bhi

aaina ye to bataataa hai main kyaa huun lekin
aaina is pe hai khaamosh ki kyaa hai mujh mein

miri dahliz par chupke se 'paashi'
ye kis ne rakh di meri laash laa kar

mujhe khaamoshiyaan paDhne kaa fan aataa to paDh letaa
tumhaari jhiil si khaamosh aankhon ki pashemaani