Bahrupni

ek gardan pe saikdon chehre
aur har chehre par hazaron daagh
aur har daagh band darvaza
raushni in se aa nahin sakti

raushni in se ja nahin sakti
tang siina hai hauz masjid ka
dil vo duna pujariyon ke baad
chatte rahte hain jise kutte

kutte doona jo chaat lete hain
devtaon ko kaat lete hain
jaane kis kokh ne jana is ko
jaane kis sehn men javan hui

jaane kis des se chali kam-bakht
vaise ye har zaban bolti hai
zakhm khidki ki tarah kholti hai
aur kahti hai jhank kar dil men

tera mazhab, tira aziim khuda
teri tahzib ke hasin sanam
sab ko khatre ne aaj ghera hai
baad un ke jahan andhera hai

sard ho jaata hai lahu mera
band ho jaati hain khuli ankhen
aisa lagta hai jaise duniya men
sabhi dushman hain koi dost nahin

mujh ko zinda nigal rahi hai zamin
aisa lagta hai rakshas koi
ek gagar kamar men latka kar
asman par chadhega akhir-e-shab

noor saara nichod laega
mere taare bhi tod laega
ye jo dharti ka phat gaya siina
aur bahar nikal pade hain julus

mujh se kahte hain tum hamare ho
main agar in ka huun to main kya huun
main kisi ka nahin huun apna huun
mujh ko tanhai ne diya hai janam

mera sab kuchh akele-pan se hai
kaun puchhega mujh ko mele men
saath jis din qadam badhaunga
chaal main apni bhuul jaunga

ye aur aise hi chand aur saval
dhundne par bhi aaj tak mujh ko
jin ke maan baap ka mila na suragh
zehn men ye undel deti hai

mujh ko mutthi men bhench leti hai
chahta huun ki qatl kar duun ise
vaar lekin jab is pe karta huun
mere siine pe zakhm ubharte hain

mere mathe se khuun tapakta hai
jaane kya mera is ka rishta hai
andhiyon men azaan di main ne
sankh phunka andheri raton men

ghar ke bahar salib latkai
ek ik dar se us ko thukraya
shahr se door ja ke phenk aaya
aur elaan kar diya ki utho

barf si jam gai hai sinon men
garm boson se us ko pighla do
kar lo jo bhi gunah vo kam hai
aaj ki raat jashn-e-adam hai

ye miri astin se nikli
rakh diya daud ke charagh pe haath
mal diya phir andhera chehre par
hont se dil ki baat laut gai

dar tak aa ke barat laut gai
us ne mujh ko alag bula ke kaha
aaj ki zindagi ka naam hai khauf
khauf hi vo zamin hai jis men

firqe ugte hain firqe palte hain
dhare sagar se kat ke chalte hain
khauf jab tak dilon men baaqi hai
sirf chehra badalte rahna hai

sirf lahja badalte rahna hai
koi mujh ko mita nahin sakta
jashn-e-adam mana nahin sakta