dekh kar us ko lagaa jaise kahin ho dekhaa — Aftab Shamsi

tufaan ki zad mein the khayaalon ke safine
main ulTaa samundar ki taraf bhaag rahaa thaa

jo saath laae the ghar se vo kho gayaa hai kahin
iraada varna hamaaraa bhi vaapsi kaa thaa

sabhi hain apne magar ajnabi se lagte hain
ye zindagi hai ki hotel mein shab guzaari hai

main jangalon mein darindon ke saath rahtaa rahaa
ye khauf hai ki ab insaan na aa ke khaa le koi

jo dil mein hai vahi baahar dikhaai detaa hai
ab aar-paar ye patthar dikhaai detaa hai

naam apnaa hi main sab se khaDaa puchh rahaa thaa
kuchh meri samajh mein nahin aayaa ki ye kyaa thaa

jinhein ye fikr nahin sar rahe rahe na rahe
vo sach hi kahte hain jab bolne pe aate hain

vo na aaegaa hamein maalum thaa is shaam bhi
intizaar us kaa magar kuchh soch kar karte rahe

maango samundaron se na saahil ki bhiik tum
haan fikr o fan ke vaaste gahraai maang lo

parinde sab nahin zindaan mein maare gae hain
qafas mein kuchh to kuchh naql-e-makaani mein mare hain

pukhta agar hai 'azm to socho na dosto
chhoTi si naav aur samundar vishaal hai

is soch mein zindagi bitaa di
jaagaa huaa huun ki so rahaa huun