khyaalon ki manzil hi khyaalon ka raasta hai...

khayaalon ki manzil hi khyaalon ka raasta hai
yahan dard ko sahare me dard mila karta hai


hum apne ghar se nikle to bade shauk se the
unke naam ka shahar me ab koi nahi rahta hai


vo sawaal jo usne kia tha mujhse sahamke
vohi mujhe mera khoya jawaab lagta hai


dard ke samundar me sukoon ke moti hain
andhera hi ujaalon me rang bhara karta hai


ye naye tajurbaat in nagmaaton me chamak rahe?
tasavvur ka ghamgeeniyat se gahra rishta hai


vo mera tha kabhi use sitamgar ka naam na dijie
ki unki qadmon se hamare hone ka pata chalta hai


hamare ashkon ka hisaab mehboob ko jo dena pade
bakhuda zarra'e'Taj me safed rang kya fabta hai


in nagmon ko padhne me yun jalbaazi na dikha
ek harf likhne me hume zamana lagta hai


gair ke munh se bahut suni tumne in ashaaron ki khanak
zara padh.le ki in harfon se tujhe dekhne ka mauka milta hai


tabiyat bahut nasaaz thi phir bhi gaate rahe.n hum
saaz'e'dil ki saazishon ka pata kahan chalta hai


ek lamha hazaar saalon ka intzaar samete hue
thodi si zindaga se ye intzaar behtar sa lagta hai


unki berukhi ne "kaash" ko di kaisi tohfon ki chamak
badkhumaari ka shauk jitna utarta utna hi chadta hai