SAFAR

Chale the rah par akele...
Kuch khusian kuch gum le kar.
Par jab se mila unka saya,
Laga jiban mein sab kuch paaya.
Mehsoos kiya iss ambar ko apni baahon mein,
Meri duniya hi basi thi unki nigahon mein.
Har din subah laati thi khilti kaliyan, lehrate hawa aur narm kirnein,
Har roz jine ka matlab aur rah mein chalne ka hosla milta tha.
Baaris ki bundon ko sath lea gataon par humj bhi chala karte the,
Unki aahat si mehsoos hoti thi hawa ki har angdai mein,
Humne bhi dekhe the khwab sare.... ke mera bhi ek mukan hoga,
Iss dharti par mera bhi ek jaahan hoga.
Par subhah phire hui aur nind toot gayi,
Ek sapna sa tha woh bhi choot gayi.
Ek chah thgi unko mehsoos karneki,
Ek sapna that unke haath mein haath lea chalne ki,
Par sapne kahan milte he chahat kahan kilte hein?
Aisa laga jaise iss subha ki bhi koi anth ho gai.
Par unka kya kasoor khwab to mere the,
Jo dil mein chupe hasraton ke khilte hue bahare the.
Woh wahan bhi sahio galat yahan hum bhi nahi,
Bas dil ke arma dil mein reh ke mar gaye,
Jate jate kuch dard aur nishan de gaye.
Par rukna mera dharm nahi,
Akela to mein tabh chalatha unka saath to bas ek dil ka saaya tha.
Gum nahi agar woh na mileto manjilein to aur bhi hein paneko.
Par uss dard ka kya karon? Aasoo bhi nahi chupane ko.
Chalo uss uparwale se koi sikba bhi nahi...
Ek dhoondh si sahi par mila to tha unka saaya.
Ab lakshya alag he, Maksad bhi alag, jaana bhi bahat dur hai
Gagan ke uss par, Jiban ki aur.
Ek umeed ki kiran he sayaad us lakshya ki talas mein is dard ko bhuladeinhum.
Akele to tabh bhi chale the akele to abhi chalenge...
sala bhul gaya tha ki manjil toh akela chunatha.
Phir kyu humsafar ki talash thi?