main bhi bikhraa huaa huun apnon mein — Alok Mishra

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

khud-kushi jaisi koi baat nahin
ik zaraa mujh ko bad-gumaani hai

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

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

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

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

main nibal tanhaa na is duniyaa ki sohbat siin huaa
rustamon kuun kar diyaa hai naa-tavaan inzaal niin

tu kahaan rahti hai puchhaa thaa kisi ne ek din
main ghamon ke saath rahti huun khushi kahne lagi

kiyaa dard-o-gham ne mujhe naa-umid
ki majnun ko ye hi thiin bimaariyaan