Musings

Haath pakad, rok lena mujhe,
Yun akele safar me na rahun

Kuch aise sunna tu baat meri,
Tujhse harr raaz be-jhijhak kahun

Mushkilon se bhare hon raste agar,
Tu thaam lena mujhe, ke main chalun

Shor mein khud ko kho doon main jab,
Pukarna naam mera, jab tak na sunun

'Kissagoh' bhool jaaye jab lafzon ke maani,
Tu gungunana, ke ik aur qissa likhun

Apno se khwaar hue, Gairon se rakhe shikway
Safar me to ta umr raha, mitt na sake faaslay

Qisse apne kayi baar kahe, kahaani kahein kisse?
Dil ke tukde kie hzaar, na jaane kaun kiske hisse?

Ranjishein bhi to thi unse, unke bhi hongey gilay
Ahsasat dilon me qaid rahe, kuch yun hi the silsilay

Jo beet gya, ab mitt jaae, zehen me kyun hi aaye
Jb rooh bdh gyi aage, to kyn whn thehre hai saaye.

'Kissagoh' na-waqif hi raha dunia ke sb riwaajo se
Na khush rha rutbo se, na takhton se na taajo se.

Jin deewaron pe latakti hui tasveer ho jaein,
Aisi deewarein hum khn se laaein

Udaas pade Chehro pe jo khushi le aaein
Wo bahaarein hum khn se laaein

Roz dhundhne unhe hum nikal to jaaein
Par andheri raato me sitare khn se laaein

Haan na ho ska hum se na ab ho hi paae
Beech samandar ne hum kinare khn se laaein

Harr din ke baad raat ka aana kya zruri hai?
Koi jeete agr, to kisi ka haar jana kya zruri hai?
Gaadion me safar naseeb hai kisi ko agar,
To kisi ka kadakti dhoop me marrjana kya zruri hai?

Unchin manzilo me makaan kya ghar hote hai?
Tarpaal se dhaki jhuggio me kya dar hote hai?
Uchin hai udaan uchein ghr walo ke sapno ki
Kya gareeb ke sapno ke bhi par hote hai?

Nange paanv chalkar bhi kya manzilein mil jati hai?
Kya paseene me bheegi udhadi kameezein bhi sil jati hai?
Peediyon se dusro ki maar sehne ki aadat ho jinhe
Unhe braabr bithane me kya samaaj ki neenv hil jati hai?

Aankhein band krta hoon to ye sab swaal muje gher lete hai
Jin gharo me chandi ke sikke nahi whn bhgwaan bhi muh fer lete hai
Siya raato me galian chand chirago se rohnaya nahi karti
Umeedon ke daamn jb chuth jae, to khwaab palkein uthane me bhi bht der lete hai