Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Mein Aur Mera Aks...!


Ek hi sikke ke do pehlu

Mein aur mera aks

Jab bhi apas mein takrate hain

Ek-doosre mein kami paate hain

Usko mujh mein sirf khaami nazar aati hai

Aur mujhe usmein koi khoobi nazar nahin aati

Mein udaas, duniya se bezaar

har jazbe se bezarar

Carter Road ke saahil par beitha

Apna tajziya karta hun

Kya mein bilkul chughad hun?

Aakhir mujh mein itni khaamiyan kyun?

Kya mein achcha insaan nahin?

Mein bhi ussi khaak se bana hun

Jisse aur log,

Toh phir itna farak kyun?

Mera aks jawab deta hai

Jo ke ab lehron mein bat chuka hai

Woh mujhe yaad dilata hai...

Woh anjaani ghaltiyaan

Jinko mein nazar-andaaz karta hun

Aur dujon ki nazar se gir jaata hun,

Phir mein sochta hun

Yeh doosre meri shakhsiyat mein kahan se aaye?

Kya mein tanha nahin ji sakta

Aks jawaab deta hai...

"Abe bevakoof..!

Tu tanha akela kya karega?

Apne liye na sahi, samaaj ke liye to ji

Woh bhi zara dhang se..."

Uski yeh kadvi kasili baatein

Mein sun leta hun...

Phir woh bhayanak si hansi

Aur woh lehron mein bat jaata hai

Magar...

Zahen mein ik naya khayaal janam leta hai...

Samaaj seva se mujhe kya milega?

Jab mujh mein khaamiyan thin

Isne mujhe thukra diya...

Kya samaaj sirf achchai ka naam hai?

Yeh toh iski khudgarzi hai

Khudko achcha kehelwaane ke liye

Achchon ko talaash karta hai...

Toh phir...Hum jaison ka kya?

Mein yeh sochkar mutnaffur,

Khudko be-yaar-o-madadgaar mehsoos karta hun

Phir samaaj se bezaar hojata hun...

Woh phir bhayanak si hansi ke saath aata hai

Phir wahi takrao...

Uska wahi lecture,

Aur Mein...

Paththaron se usse bhagane ki koshish karta hun...

Magar woh phir bhi haqeeqat keh jata hai

Mein phir isi jhooti duniya mein kho jaata hun

Apne zameer ki talaash mein...

Aur woh lehron mein muskurata hai

Hain toh hum ek hi sikke ke do pehlu,

Magar ek doosre se juda juda,

Woh mashriq to mein maghrib!

-Khan M. Asim...20/07/2004...Afternoon...Carter Road, Bandra...

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