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Saturday, 3 January 2015

Registaan Me (Quenching the thirst of a desert)



Guzre kai lamhe guzre ek pyase registaan me
Lamhon ke saath hum bhi guzre us jalte jahaan me
Tapte suraj ki aag me pighal raha tha wo
Baarishon ke intezaar me jal raha tha wo

Hua daakhil mai us sehra me, socha mere ashq kuch kaam aa jae
Apne ashqon se bhiga dun use, shayad uski thodi pyas kam ho jae

Tabhi us bichaare ne mujhse kaha "Mat aa mere paas... Jalna toh mera naseeb hai!!"
Mujhe rokne ki lakh koshishen karne laga...
Kehne laga "Ae musafir tu bhi jal jaega... Mujh sang ruk mat... Chalna tera naseeb hai!!"

Mere dil ne uski ek na maani
Pahunch gaya uska saath nibhaane
Jab kadam mere ruke wahaan tab uske tadap se rubaroo hua
Uski aag me jalna jab mera bhi naseeb hua
Jud gaya jab uske saath toh mere ashq bhi sukh gaye
Khod ko kho ke bhi kuch na kar saka

Bas isi tarah us ret ke sang sadiyon guzar gaye...


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