daayaraa

roz ba.Dhataa huu.N jahaa.N se aage 
phir vahii.n lauT ke aa jaataa huu.N 
baarahaa to.D chukaa huu.N jin ko 
i.nhii.n diivaaro.n se Takaraataa huu.N 
roz basate hai.n ka_ii shahar naye 
roz dharatii me.n samaa jaate hai.n 
zal-zalo.n me.n thii zaraa sii girah 
vo bhii ab roz hii aa jaate hai.n 

jism se ruuh talak ret hii ret 
na kahii.n dhuup na saayaa na saraab 
kitane aramaa.N hai kis seharaa me.n 
kaun rakhataa hai mazaaro.n kaa hisaab 
nafz bujhatii bhii bha.Dakatii bhii hai 
dil kaa maamuul hai ghabaraanaa bhii 
raat a.Ndhere ne a.Ndhere se kahaa 
ik aadat hai jiye jaanaa bhii 

qaus ek rang kii hotii hai tuluu'a 
ek hii chaal bhii paimaanaa bhii 
goshe goshe me.n kha.Dii hai masjid 
mushkil kyaa ho ga_ii mayaKhaane kii 
ko_ii kahataa thaa sama.ndar huu.N mai.n 
aur merii jeb me.n qataraa bhii nahii.n 
Khairiyat apanii likhaa karataa huu.N 
ab to taqadiir me.n Khataraa bhii nahii.n 

apane haatho.n ko pa.Dhaa karataa huu.N 
kabhii quraan kabhii giitaa kii tarah 
cha.nd rekhaao.n me.n samaauu.N mai.n 
zindagii qaid hai siitaa kii tarah 
raam kab lauTe.nge maaluum nahii.n 
kaash raavan hii ko_ii aa jaataa