کھڑکی نامہ — اقتدار جاوید

Khidki Nama

Mujh mein khidki bar aamad hui
Jis ke peechhe murassa kayi rangon wale
Pur-asrar parde kisi ne hilaye
Hawa jin se ho ho kar guzri
Zameen doz seeti kisi ne bajayi
Darakhton ke jhund se agar tez tar ho ke guzri
To patton ke ek doosre se lipatne ki awaz aayi
Koi jaise hans hans ke taali bajaye
Pur-asrar pardon ke peechhe
Pakke phal se mamoor shaakhon ne jhoole jhulaaye
Zara aage rangeen ufaq ka kinara larazta
Ufaq ke kinare ki surkhi isi khidki ki simt aati
Kinare ki surkhi ka sailab chadhta
Lahoo rang ki chadarein phatteen
Chandi ka thanda kunwan dol padta
Nikalta wahin se pighalte hue garam sone ka pani
Nikal aata rela
Purane pade pani ka roop tabdeel ho jaata
Rele ke pani ki shaklein badal jatein
Khidki se lagta to lagta
Ude ja rahe hain makanat
Girte chale ja rahe hain kinare
Bahut gehri mitti bahut surkh mitti ka rela
Na jis ki koi ibtida hoti na mukhtatam ant hota
Khatarnak rela khuli khidki ke saath lag kar guzarta
To pani ki raftaar badhti
Bhanwar banne lagte
Wahan koi aahan-ruba kheenchta ja raha tha
Kashish thi ke badhti chali ja rahi thi
Ubharti chali ja rahi thi umq wali khai
Har ek shai isi ghoomti khai ki teh ki janib utarti chali ja rahi thi
Hawao'n ka toofan relon ka khadkaar aahan-ruba ki
Hama waqt bedaar munh zor bhari kashish se nikalta nahin tha
Koi meri janib lapakta nahin tha
Maha rang wale tamashe ke mujib ko takta nahin tha
Kisi ne isi khidki ke peechhe hilte murassa pur-asrar parde hataaye
Hataaye woh parde
Jahan se har ek cheez zer-o-zabar karta sailab ab bhi umadta chala aa raha tha
Wahin se woh nikli
Har ek shai ko taraj karti
Meri simt aayi
Sabhi cheezon se bach ke us ne
Isi khidki ko dekha
Khidki pe kohani tikaayi
Mujhe dekha
Khidki hataayi