Mein Jab Bhi Zindagi Ki

Mein jab bhi
Zindagi ki chilchilaati dhoop mein tap kar....
Mein jab bhi
Doosron ke aur apny jhoot se thak kar...
Mein sabse larr ke, khud se haar ke,
Jab bhi us ek kamrey mein jaata tha...
Woh halke aur gehrey kathaii rangon ka kamra,
Woh be-hadd meharbaan kamra...
Jo apni narm muthi mein mujhe aise chupa leta tha
Jaise koii maa...
Bachhe ko aanchal mein chupa le
Pyaar se daantey...
Yeh kya aadat hai
Jaltii dopahar mein maare maare ghoomtey ho tum
Woh kamraa yaad aata hai...

Dabeez aur khaasa bhaari
Kuch zara mushkil se khulney wala
Woh sheesham ka darwaazaa
Kay jaise koi akhar baap
Apny khurdurey seene mein
Shafkat ke samader ko chupaaye ho....

Woh kursi
Aur uskey saath woh judwaan behan uski
Woh dono dost thi meri
Woh ek gustaakh muhfat aaiina
Jo dil ka achha tha
Woh behangam si almaari
Jo koney mein khari
Ek boodhi annaa ki tarah
Aainey ko tanveeh karti thi

Woh ek guldaan
Nanha sa
Bahut shaitaan
Un dono pe hansta tha
Dareecha, ya zahaanat se bhari ek muskuraahat
Aur dareechey per jhuki woh bel
Koi sabz sagoshii

Kitaabein,
Taaq mein aur shelf per
Sanjeeda ustaani bani baithi
Magar sab muntazir is baat ki
Mein unsey kuch poochun
Sirhaaney neend ka saathi
Thakan ka chaaragar
Woh naram dil taqiyaa
Mein jiski Goad mein sar rakh kar
Chat ko dekhta tha
Chat ki kariyon mein
Na jaane kitney afsaano ki kariyaan thin

Woh choti mez per
Aur saamney deewar per
Aavezaan tasveerein
Mujhe apnaaiiyat aur yakeen se dekhti thi
Muskuraati thi
Unhey shaq bhi nahi tha
Ek din....
Mein unko aise choor jaaoon ga
Mein ek din yuun bhi jaaoon ga
Ki phir waapas na aaoon ga....

Mein ab jis ghar mein rehta hoon
Bahut hi khoobsurat hai
Magar aksar yahaan khaamosh baitha yaad karta hoon
Woh kamraa baat karta tha....