safar mein ab ke ajab tajraba nikal aayaa — Rajesh Reddy

kiyaa ijaad jis ne bhi khudaa ko
vo khud ko kaise bahlaataa thaa pahle

saath 'ghaalib' ke gai fikr ki gahraai bhi
aur lahja bhi gayaa 'mir-taqi-mir' ke saath

sab log is se pahle ki devtaa samajhte
ham ne zaraa saa khud ko insaan kar liyaa hai

kyaa jaane kis jahaan mein milegaa hamein sukun
naaraaz hain zamin se khafaa aasmaan se ham

justuju kaa ik ajab silsila taa-umr rahaa
khud ko khonaa thaa kahin aur kahin DhunDhnaa thaa

kaun paDhtaa hai yahaan khol ke ab dil ki kitaab
ab to chehre ko hi akhbaar kiyaa jaanaa hai

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

miri tamannaa hai ab ke tum phir milo to ji bhar ke muskuraaein
ki dekhnaa hai ye raushni kaa safar bahut der baa'd jaa kar

kin manzilon luTe hain mohabbat ke qaafile
insaan zamin pe aaj gharib-ul-vatan saa hai

yaad aai hai to phir TuuT ke yaad aai hai
koi guzri hui manzil koi bhuli hui dost

safar mein aise kai marhale bhi aate hain
har ek moD pe kuchh log chhuT jaate hain

dimaagh un ke tajassus mein jism ghar mein rahaa
main apne ghar hi mein rahte hue safar mein rahaa