Laut aao..!

Ek ladki

Hasmukh thi, diwani thi,

Mein usko chahta tha

Woh mujhko chahti thi!

Zindagi toofaani thi

Har mauj mein tughyani thi

Raaton ki neend o sukoon

Uski baatein uski kahani thi

Har pal ik nayi kehkashan

Uske khayalaat mein janam leti

Aur mein lamehdood safar karta

Aur jab thak kar choor hota

Uski baahon mein gir jaata

Woh aksar, kuch kehte kehte ruk jaati

Aur kehti...

Simmi ninni aarahi hai

Aur isi gardan mein

Woh so jati...

Uski duniya sirf mujh tak thi

Aur mein?

Sirf uska!

Waqt badla, mausam badla

Aur manzar bhi...

Yun toh woh aaj bhi mere saath hai

Hamdard bhi hai aur humraaz bhi

Magar,

Ab lamhon mein woh taab nahin

Raatein dum ghotti hain

Unmein woh shabab nahin

Neend kahin gum hai,

Tanhai mein sukoon nahin...

Duniya tarraqqi pe hai

Aur woh bhi,

Bas kaam kaaj mein uljhi

Aur mein?

Pata nahin kahan choota..!

Iss andhere mein,

Aaj bhi unhi lamhon ko tatol raha hun

Chahta hun,

Woh phir jawan hojayein

Phir wahi kahani ho

phir lori der tak ho

phir raat wahi suhani ho

Aaj phir barsaat ho

Aur manzar uski zubani ho,

Kaash!

Magar,

Namumkinaat ka samundar

Bahut wasih hai...

Aur mein?

Doob raha hun!

Berozgaar,

Tang dast, tang dil o tang nazar

Bas tang hun aaj kal...

Woh ladki,

Ab bhi mere saath hai

Magar,

Kum muskaati hai

Har baat pe akharti hai

Umar badh gayi magar

Bachpan abhi bhi jawaan hai..

Uski khushiyan, uski hansi,

Meri zindagi!

Magar,

Inke adum se mar raha hun

Lamhe daud rahe hain

Har sa-at raftaar pe hai

Aur mein?

Unhi,

Bholi baaton, yaadon mein ji raha hun!

Ladti hai jhagadti hai,

Phir bhi meri hai...

bas yahi khayaal, saansein deta hai...

Itne peich o khum ke baad bhi

Woh mere saath toh hai,

Aur mein?

Uske!

Bas, woh din kahin gum hain

Kaash! woh laut aayein

Tum laut aao,

Aajao!

-Khan M. Asim...13/06/2010...2:15AM... Let us get back to old days, please! keep smiling and loving me!