Aansu

By Kunal Sood

Rote hai ye baadal kya jab 

barse megha ambar se?

Kya dukh inhe satata hai 

jo samajh humme nahi aata hai

Kabhi ghanne kabhi ek akela…

Kabhi akela barse behad kathor

Kabhi jamghat mein bhi na barse

Aur kabhi bas thandak laate hai

Kya zinda hai jo nazar aate hai?

Kya manzil hai koi inki khwaish? 

Ya bas hawa sang chale jaate hai?

Kabhi shaant sannata kar..

kabhi bijli ban chillate hai..

Kabhi mandraate hai kayi din

Kabhi paloo mein gumm jaate hai

Peeche chor adhoori kahani

Kahi aur baras aate hai

Yeh baadal sirf asmaan mein nahi..

Ye baadal nizam-e-qudrat toh

Hai kudrat humare andar bhi

Mijaaz inka bhi kuch vaisa he

Jaisa bahar tha vaisa andar bhi

Khyaalo ka ik kaafila sa

Ya sirf ek khayaal satata hai

Kuch hai toh usse khone ka

Kuch nahi toh usse paane ka

Khayaal ki ye mere sath he kyu?

Badgumaani kisi ki firozii par

Jab pate bhar ho daana paani

Par neend rahi gumnaam kahani

Jeevan saral par khayaalo mein jung

Jung khudi se khudi ke sang

Tha bas ik sabr jo toot raha

Jawaab nirarthak jo dhoond raha

Ik leher si jism se uthti hai

Banke aansu palak par meri aankh mein utarti hai

Ye rittu koi pehli daffa nahi

Bas fark ek he cheez ka 

Kabhi barse hai aur kabhi barse nahi

Ye aansu

By Kunal Sood