Friday, March 07, 2008

Kalko kisne dekha?

An attempt made to write in Hindi titled 'Who has seen tomorrow?'

Kalko kisne dekha?
Aajkho humne bi dekha!
Kaljo likkha, such hai kya
haath ki ye sunhari rekha? [1]

Kuch sunhaira, kuch siyaah.
Is pal ya us pal, hum ko kya patha?
Kaun haara, kaun jeetha! Kaun aaya, kaun gayaa?
Aap ya hum, Aaj ya kal, kisko kya patha? [2]

Waqt ka bankar saudagar
Apna banana chaha ye lamha.
Haasil nahi hua ye muqaddar,
Baha kar Ansu sabaq humne bi seeka. [3]

Kamoshike saath tha hamara dosti,
Waqt ka na sun rahe the hum koi Naghmaah.
Doob rahi thi rooh ki yeh Kashti,
Buj rahi thi shamaa-e-hasti, hum ko kaise patha? [4]

Humne aapko dekha, Aapne bi.
Pyarse ya nafrat se, is laHzah ko kya patha?
Puchiye un be-khataa dilonse,
huve hai jo waqt ka saayese tabaah. [5]

Kaun chala Paidal, Kaun Jahaazse?
Manzil haasil hone par tarkeeb ki kya chinta!
Kaun soye aasmanki chaadar par, kaun mahalki,
Badal saktha hai kya rukh yeh haseen khwaabonka? [6]

Raah dekh raha tha us Manzar ka,
Bauchare gir ayi Falak se yadhonka.
Magar nazaarah na raha us mausam ka,
sirf waqt ke sakht bazooonse fana ho chuka silsilah. [7]

Thanhai ki is dagar me, kwabonki in parwaaz par
Akancha , Aashiyaane badal gayi, Zamaanah guzar gaya.
Manzil na mili, chain na mila,
Tabdeeli waqt ka ye 'ajab daastaan! [8]

Kal ko kisne dekha?
Aaj tho humne bi dekha!
Kal jo likkha, such hai kya
haath ki ye sunhari rekha? [1]

akancha

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