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Sarab / Mirage

kahin pohochun na pohochun,

is bheed se nikalne ki jaldi hai.

nikalke raahat mile na mile,

woh raah ki marzi hai.

raahon ki zaraa si manmaani pe

inme bhagdad si machti hai.

fir bhagdad ki har ek tasveer me

inki haqeeqat jhalakti hai.

haqeeqat me inke vehem-e-zehenon me

bas chaahat palti hai.

ek aur chiz, thoda aur khayal, aur ek baar,

aur zindagi kat-ti hai.

aise weraangi bhari zindagi dekh,

Zindagi khud hansti hai.

ragon me beh rahi nadi, par samandar ki pyas me

inki muqaabil raatein jagti hai.

jahaan ki khubsoorti me ghut-te dilon ke kinaro pe

keemat ki chitahein jalti hai.

in dilon ke maile paani me khudko dekh,

vo khudke badan pe mitti malti hai,

jiske badan ki chaardiwari me

inki jhooti kaayanaat basti hai.

inki is zara si kaayanat ki kami me

meri duniya kahaan hant sakti hai.

par kabhi is sarab ke paar na dekh lena saalon,

ki fir saari zindagi saali sarab hi lagti hai.

chalta hu,

jaldi hai.

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