Antaheen Samwaad

aaj bhee tum apanee
jheenee see muskuraahaT le
mere paas aate ho
phir haule se
mere pahaloo men
baiTh jaate ho
shanai: shanai:
mujh par sneh ke pankh
pasaarate ho

main,
apekShaaon aur
aakaankShaaon ke
jhanjhaavat men Doob
tumako anadekhaa kar detaa hoo(n)

priy,
agar tum
apane ko mujhase baa(n)T paate
shaayad,
j़yaadaa naa sahee
thoD़aa to duniyaadaaree se
ubar paate!

kisee roj़
tum aanaa
avasaad ko
pare rakh
mere pahaloo
men bas baiTh jaanaa...

prashnavaachak nigaah
par ardh-viraam lagaa,
mujh tak
poorNaviraam
kee gunjaayash men,
ummeedon kaa saveraa
aur
aaj kee shaam hee kaaT jaanaa

kal kee kal dekhenge
ek ujaale kee ummeed men
phir ek behatareen shaam
par avasaad ke saaye
naheen paD़ne denge

Manjari Gupta Purwar: [email protected]