maanaa ki zalzala thaa yahaan kam bahut hi kam — P P Srivastava Rind

surkh mausam ki kahaani to puraani ho gai
khul gayaa mausam to saare shahr mein charchaa huaa

aastinon mein chhupaa kar saanp bhi laae the log
shahr ki is bhiiD mein kuchh log baazigar bhi the

koi dastak na koi aahaT thi
muddaton vahm ke shikaar the ham

aasudgi ne thapkiyaan de kar sulaa diyaa
ghar ki zaruraton ne jagaayaa to Dar lagaa

khvaahishon ki aanch mein tapte badan ki lazzatein hain
aur vahshi raat hai gumraahiyaan sar par uThaae

barf-manzar dhuul ke baadal havaa ke qahqahe
jo kabhi dahliz ke baahar the vo andar bhi the

apni anaa ki aaj bhi taskin ham ne ki
ji bhar ke us ke husn ki tauhin ham ne ki

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

vahaan hamaaraa koi muntazir nahin phir bhi
hamein na rok ki ghar jaanaa chaahte hain ham

ghurur bhi jo karun main to aajizi ho jaae
khudi mein lutf vo aae ki be-khudi ho jaae

kuchh phulon ki khaatir bhi kuchh phulon kaa
sab se achchhaa rang churaanaa paDtaa hai

jab talak shisha rahaa main baar-haa toDaa gayaa
ban gayaa patthar to sab ne devtaa maanaa mujhe