tumhari poron ka lams ab tak

tumhari poron ka lams ab tak

meri kaf-e-dast par hai

aur mai ye sochta hoon

woh lamhay kitnay darogh-go thai

woh keh gaey thai

ke ab kay jo haath tairay haathon ko chhu gaey haiN

tamaam hontoN ke saaray lafzon se mu’tabar haiN

woh keh gaey thai

tumhari porain

jo meray haathon ko chhu rahi theeN

woh to qismat-taraash haiN

aur apni qismat ko

saaray logoN ki qismatton se buland jaano

hamaari maano

to ab kisi aur haath ko haath matt lagana

main uss samay se

tamaam haathon

woh haath bhi

jin mai phool

shaakhon se barrh ke lutf-e-namu utthaaeyn

woh haath bhi jo sada kay mehroom thai

aur un ki hathailiyaan zakham zakham theeN

aur woh haath bhi jo chiraagh jaisay thai

aur rastay mai sang farsang ki tarah jaa-bajaa gaRay thai

woh haath bhi

jin ke naakhunoN ke nishaaN

ma’soom gardanoN par misaal-e-toq-e-sitam parray thai

tamaam na-meharbaan aur meharbaan haathon se

dast-kash yuN ho raha hoon jaisay

yeh mutthiyaaN main ne khol deeN to

woh saari sachhaayyoN ke motti

musarratton ke tamaan jugnu

jo be-yaqeeni ke janglon mein

yaqeen ka raasta banaatay haiN

roshni ki lakeer ka qaafla banatay haiN

meray haathon se rooTh jaaeyn ge

phir na taaza hawa chalay gi

na koi shama-e-sada jalay gi

mai zabt aur intezaar ke iss hissaar mein mudatton raha hoon

magar jab aik shaam

aur woh patt-jhaR ki akahri shaam thi

hawa apna aakhri geet ga rahi thi

meray badan mein mera lahu khushk ho raha tha

to mutthiyaaN main ne khol deeN

aur main ne daikha

keh meray haathon mai

koi jugnu

na koi motti

hathailiyon per faqat meri naa-muraad aankhain dhari huwi theeN

aur unn mein

qismat ki sab lakeerain mari huwi theeN

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