ik raat chalo taameer karein khamoshi ke sang-e-marmar par, hum taan ke taareeki sar par do shamm'ae jalaaye jismo'n ki. jab oas, dabe paanv utre aahat bhi na paaye saaso'n ki

kohre ki reshmi khusboo mein, khusboo ki tarah hi lipte rahein aur jism ke saundhe pardo'n mein rooho'n ki tarah lehraate rahein.

alfaaz utar aate hain kaaghaz par lekin . . . aawaz ki shakl utarti nahin

bas ek hi sur mein, ek hi lai pe subh se dekh dekh kaise baras raha hai udaas paani phuvaar ke malmalee dupatte se udh rahe hain tamaam mausam tapak raha hai palak palak ris rahi hai yeh kaa'enaat saari

har ek shai bheeg bheeg kar dekh kaisi bojhal si ho ga'i hai dimaagh ki geelee geelee sochon se bheegee bheegee udaas yaadein tapak rahi hain thake thake se badan mein bas dheere dheere saanson ka garm lobaan jal raha hai

kitaabo’n se kabhi guzro toh yoon kirdaar milte hain ! gaye waqto’n ki dyodhi mein khade kuch yaar milte hain !!

ek khayal na dikhta hai, na chup hota hai zehen ke sannaatte mein ik jheengar hai, bolta rehta hai !

daud daud ke qadam milaata hoon zindagi yeh kitni tez chalti hai

ek se ghar hain sabhi, ek se baashinde hain ajnabi sheher mein kuch ajnabi lagta hi nahi ek se dard hain sab, ek se hi rishte hain

aao phir nazm kahein phir kisi dard ko sehlaake suja lein aankhein phir kisi dukhti hui rag se chua dein nashtar ya kisi bhooli hui raah pe mudkar ik baar naam lekar kisi humnaam ko aavaaz hi de lein phir koi nazm kahein

kitni aawaazein hain, yeh log hain, baatein hain magar zehan ke peeche kisi aur hi sataha pe kahin jaise chupchap barasta hai tasavvur tera

kuch bhi qayam nahin hai kuch bhi nahin raat-din gir rahe hain chausar par aundhi-seedhi-si kaudiyon ki tarah

haath lagte hai mah-o-saal magar ungliyon se phisalte rehte hain dhoop-chaanv ki daud hai saari kuch bhi qayam nahin hai kuch bhi nahin

kuch bhi qayam nahin hai kuch bhi nahin aur jo qayam hai, bus ik main hoon main jo pal-pal badalta rehta hoon

halke-halke kohre ke dhuein mein shayad aasmaan tak aa gayi hoon teri do nigaahon ke sahaare dekho to kahaan tak aa gayi hoon

beejliyaan rakhte aasteenon mein baadalon kaa agar libaas hotaa

aadmi bulbula hai paani ka aur paani ki behti sateh par toot'ta bhi hai, doobta bhi hai phir ubharta hai, phir se behta hai

na samandar nigal saka issko na tavaareekh* tod paai hai waqt ki mauj par sadaa behta aadmi bulbula hai paani ka [*ittihaas]

Mirza Ghalib - "Bazicha E Atfaal Hai Duniya Mere Aage" by Jagjit Singh - YouTube m.youtube.com/watch?v=-UsI9d…

Bas. Kya kahiye ab iske aage.