Be-Raah Mohabbat
Raat ke andhere mein dil ko jalata hoon, tera naam le kar khud ko sambhalta hoon. Par tu hai door, itni door ke saans bhi taane, aur main teri yaadon ke saaye mein hi kaanpta hoon. Chhoone ki tamanna ab zehr si lagti hai, teri khamoshi meri rooh ko dagti hai. Har baar keh deti ho— “Ghar wale nahi maanenge,” aur main toot kar sochta hoon, kya mohabbat bhi ab thagti hai? Main aa raha hoon teri mitti tak, teri zameen tak, aur tu bhaag rahi hai mujhse kisi ajeeb si hameen tak. Kehte ho, “Mulaqat mushkil hai, waqt sahi nahi,” par mere dil ko lagta hai ke tu ab mere qareeb bhi nahi. Main necha dil kar har bahaana maanta jaa raha hoon, tumhari doori ka zehr roz peeta, muskurata jaa raha hoon. Lagta hai tumhari baaton mein sach se zyada faraar hai, jaise mere pyaar ka na koi mol, na izhaar hai. Kabhi tum mere haathon mein kho jaati thi, aaj ek call mein bhi tum toot kar nahi aati ho. Woh pal jo kabhi hamara tha, ab khaali sa lagta hai, jaise mohabbat ka chirag hi aaj bujh jaata ho. Mujhe...