khud-kushi jaisi koi baat nahin — Alok Mishra

kyuun bataataa nahin koi kuchh bhi
aakhir aisaa bhi kyaa huaa hai mujhe

mujhe pata hai ki rone se kuchh nahin hotaa
nayaa saa dukh hai to thoDaa chhalak gayaa huun main

sab sitaare dilaasa dete hain
chaand raaton ko chikhtaa hai bahut

kyaa zarurat hai mujh ko chehre ki
kaun chehre se jaantaa hai mujhe

main bhi bikhraa huaa huun apnon mein
vo bhi tanhaa saa apne ghar mein hai

ajiib khvaab thaa aankhon mein niind chhoD gayaa
ki niind guzri hai mujh ko zalil karte hue

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

zamaana mujh se judaa ho gayaa zamaana huaa
rahaa hai ab to bichhaDne ko mujh se tu baaqi

tumhein fursat ho duniyaa se to ham se aa ke milnaa
hamaare paas fursat ke sivaa kyaa rah gayaa hai

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

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

pyaaso raho na dasht mein baarish ke muntazir
maaro zamin pe paanv ki paani nikal paDe