Ek Tasveer

Bahut der tak sochta raha, maine teri ye tasveer dekh kar, Ki ye main khwaab dekh raha hun ya koi haqeeqat hai,

Ye koi pari hai un kahaniyon ki jo kabhi suna karta tha, Ya koi apsara hai jo kahte hain ki zameen par bhi aaya karti hain, Jaanta hoon khubsurti hoti ha,

Par yakeen nahi hota ki is kadar bhi koi haseen ho sakta hai, Ankhein sharbati, palkon par ek afsaana, julfein resham si bikhri hui, Honth shabnam mei bheege gulaab ki tarah Aur mushkaan jaise marte hue ko jindagi de jaaye...

Chehra ke noor aisa ki jaise chandni se nazar jagmaga uthi, Aur chehre ka asar aisa ki nazar tham si gayi hai, Dekhte hue ek ajeeb sa shukoon ka ehsaas, Apni dhadkano mei ek pyari si dhun bajti hui, Aur hawa mei ek khoshboo si mehsoos hone lagi ...

Kisi tarah khud ko sambhaala, kuch khayalon ki duniya se bahar aya, Dil se kaha ki sambhal ja, abhi aage hushn ke kai rang aur bhi hain, Chaha ki is safar ko aage badhaaun, agli tasveer tak pahunchu aur dekhun, Par jaane kya mere saath ho raha tha, main sochta kuch aur ho kuch raha tha, Ye sochte samjhte kosish karte kuch waqt aur guzar gaya, Jaane anjane is kashmkash mei, main jaane kab tak yehin thehar gaya, Fir bahut der tak sochta raha main ye teri tasveer dekha kar, Ki ye main khwaab dekh raha hoon, ya koi haqeeqat hai...