faza mein ek sukun tha
har taraf sahme hue se zard chehre
pyas ke mare zamin par gir rahe the
aur kuchh be-rahm data
bebasi ka ye tamasha
dekh kar KHush ho rahe the
garm pyasi ret par baiThe hue
sare kisi ke muntazir the
waqt ke data sabhi
KHud-saKHta KHolon mein lipTe so rahe the
aur bahar
pyas ka sahra musalsal munh chiDhata tha
ki itne mein
usi sahra ki qismat khul gai
phir
ek chashma phuT kar
sahra ki tapti ret par
bahne laga ek dastan kahne laga
chhoTe baDe patthar bikhar kar reza reza ho gae
sari purani gard pal mein bah gai
aur sirf pani ki rawani rah gai
jo sare bhaari aur bosida buton ko bhi
baha kar le gai
chaaron taraf ek raushni phaili
sabhi chehron ne sukh ka sans paya
aur ek KHush-kun safar ke KHwab dekhe
aur phir
ek sazishi lamha
badan par zulm ki sangin qaba pahne
bahimana raunat sar pe rakkhe
apne bhaari bhaari buTon mein
hamari umr bhar ki mehnaton aur KHwahishon ke
us ujale ko chura kar le gaya
jo sainkaDon tarik lamhon ke
samundar se hamein hasil hua tha