ruuTh jaaegaa to mujh se aur kyaa le jaaegaa — Aziz Bano Darab Wafa

"haTaa ke mez se ik roz aaina main ne phir apne-aap se rakkhaa na vaasta main ne jab apne-aap se pahchaan apni kho ke mili to khud hi kaaT diyaa apnaa raasta main ne main kam-sini mein bhi guDiyaa kabhi nahin kheli palon mein tai kiyaa barson kaa faasla main ne charaagh huun mujhe jab dhuup raas aa na saki to khud sikoD liyaa apnaa daaera main ne main apne aap mein huun yaa nahin, kabhi apnaa kisi ko Thiik bataayaa nahin pata main ne ajiib kyaa jo bikheraa nahin sameT ke phir tamaam umr umidon kaa silsila main ne"

"na yaad aayaa na bhulaa vo saaneha mujh ko banaa gayaa jo ik aisaa mujassama mujh ko ki raaste mein khaDaa but samajh ke chhoD gayaa tamaam umr ki yaadon kaa qaafila mujh ko main so rahi thi usi daastaan mein sadiyon se sulaa gayaa thaa jahaan meraa haafiza mujh ko kisi qadim kahaani kaa ik charaagh huun main bujhaa ke chhoD gai taaq par havaa mujh ko phir uTh ke niind mein jaati thi us taraf har shab pukaartaa thaa jidhar se miraa pataa mujh ko magar ye hosh na thaa le ke jaa rahaa hai kahaan bikharti TuTti yaadon kaa silsila mujh ko"

"na jaane kab se baraabar miri talaash mein hai ye kaun khud mire andar miri talaash mein hai vo mujh mein aur kisi ko talaash kartaa hai jo mere paas bhi rah kar miri talaash mein hai gilaa thaa jis ko ki main us kaa aaina na bani ab apne saae se thak kar miri talaash mein hai ubal paDun na main ik din kahin kinaaron se zamin huun main samundar miri talaash mein hai"

"mere andar ek dastak si kahin hoti rahi zindagi oDhe hue main be-khabar soti rahi koi mausam meri ummidon ko raas aayaa nahin fasl andhiyaaron ki kaaTi aur diye boti rahi kahne vaalaa khud to sar takiye pe rakh kar so gayaa meri be-chaari kahaani raat bhar roti rahi raaste mein is qadar yaadon ke doraahe paDe aaj maazi ki saDak har moD par khoti rahi"

"tu aayaa to dvaar bhiDe the diip bujhaa thaa aangan kaa sudh bisraane vaale mujh ko hosh kahaan thaa tan man kaa jaane kin zulfon ki ghaTaaein chhaai hain meri nazron mein rote rote bhiig chalaa is saal bhi aanchal saavan kaa thoDi der mein thak jaaeinge nil-kamal si rain ke paanv thoDi der mein tham jaaegaa raag nadi ke jhaanjhan kaa phir bhi meri baanhon ki khushbu har Daal pe lachkegi har taaraa hiiraa saa lagegaa mujh ko mere kangan kaa tum aao to ghar ke saare diip jalaa duun lekin aaj meraa jaltaa dil hi akelaa diip hai mere aangan kaa"

"khol rahe hain muund rahe hain yaadon ke darvaaze log ik lamhe mein kho baiThe hain sadiyon ke andaaze log niind uchaT jaane se sab par jhunjhlaahaT si taari hai aankhein miche baandh rahe hain khvaabon ke shiraaze log shahron shahron phirte hain divaanon kaa bahrup bhare khud se chhup kar khud ko DhunD rahe hain baaze baaze log chalti phirti laashon ke honTon ki hansi par hairat kiyaa murdon par rakkhaa karte hain phuul hamesha taaze log"