Friday, December 12, 2008

Mumbai aur main- A poem

Aaknh khuli toh sapna toota

Dil ka connection dimaag se choota

Ek naye din ki dastak par

Hum nikaley ek naye safar par

Lakho ki bheed mein ek chehara apna bhi hain

Armano ki fehrisht mein ek irada apna bhi hain

Tanha nahi main

Saath hain ek humsafar aisa bhi

Ek suni si awaaj ki sohabat

Jisasey hujuum mein mila ek thikana bhi

Uss awaaj ki aad mein main

Kudata fandata, sapno ko sambhalta

Iss shehar ke gaddho ko langhta

Pahucha din ki pehali manzil ko

Waha khada ek naya sangram mila

Kashamakash ka ek sailab umada

Magar dil ne udhadey sapno ko sila

Aandhi mein bhi umeed ka deepak na bujha

Aur kahi se phir vohi awaaj

Iss shehar ki baarish ki tarah

Rom-rom mein utar gayi

Angdayi ki tarah libaas badal kar

Kuch yaaron ke beech pahuch

Mainey bhi ek cigarette jalayi

Chaupati par baithey baithey

Aati jaati leharon ko dekhatey

Ek soch si mann mein aayi

Koso safar karke leharey

Iss shehar se milney aati hain

Thukrata hain yeh shehar inhey

Lekin yeh himmat nahi harti hain

Toot kar choor ho jati hain chattano par

Magar phir bhi laut kar aati hain

Main bhi iss manaviya samundar ki lehar hi toh hu

Meri manzil yahi hain, mera safar bhi yahi

Iss hamesha bhagtey shehar ka

Ek pahiya main bhi toh hoon.

Thakawat se choor shareer ko jab

Ijajat di mainey araam ki

Ussi awaaj ki geharaiyo mein doob

Palkey sajaney lagi sapney fir kai

Ek din dhoond loonga khudko

Iss shehar ki bheed mein

Lekin darr hain pa kar kho bhi doonga

Paaney ki koshish mein zindagi ko

Magar taaro ki timtimahat Mujhko manjoor nahi

Khud taara bananey ki chaahat meri hain

Manzil ki daud mein sapney peechey hain mana

Lekin iss shehar ki haqeeqat sapno se hi hain

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