Rooh ka Saaya: Ek Anokha Safar, Hindi poem

 Rooh ka Saaya: Ek Anokha Safar

Subah ki us thandi kiran ne ek raaz khola tha,

Jab chaar baje mera naseeb sapno mein bola tha.

Mitti se lipti woh jagah, dhool ka ghubaar tha,

Duniya masroof thi, par mera dil bekaraar tha.

Wahan ek husn-e-mujassam, ek haseen chehra dikha,

Gulabi aur safed libaas mein, ek paak savera dikha.

Bina kahe kuch, dil ne use apna maan liya tha,

Pehli nazar mein hi maine 'pyaar' ko jaan liya tha.

Phir manzar badla, aur main ek nayi haqiqat mein tha,

Insaan nahi, main khud ek Naag ki surat mein tha.

Woh bhi thi wahi Nagin, haryali jiska thikana tha,

Green aur white rang mein, use mujhse milne aana tha.

Mera dil dhadak raha tha, kyunki woh mera hi hissa thi,

Pichle kisi janam ka, shaayad wahi ek kissa thi.

Par waqt ne aazmaya, do raahein saamne aayi,

Ek taraf uska sukoon, ek taraf duniya ki mann-mani parayi.

Maine chuna us raste ko, jo logon ki bheed ka tha,

Chhor diya us saath ko, jo mere dilli umeed ka tha.

Woh rooth gayi, mujhe apni mehfil se nikaal diya,

Maine khud hi apne sukoon ko, dukh mein dhaal diya.

Jab hosh aaya, toh raste par sirf veerani thi,

Usko dhoondne nikla, par aankhon mein paani thi.

Suna ki mere bina, uska dam toot raha hai,

Meri rooh ka daman, uski saanson se chhoot raha hai.

Rote hue use dhoondha, us ghane jungle ki ghaas mein,

Lekin woh mil na saki, dhoondhti phiri aankhen pyaas mein.

Ek aakhri kiss ki tamanna thi, use zinda karne ki,

Galti ko sudhaarne aur zakhm ko bharne ki.

Tabhi ek naya roop aaya, waisa hi ek saaya tha,

Jisne vahi hone ka, ek jhootha dawa jataya tha.

Par mere dil ne kaha—nahi, yeh woh sukoon nahi,

Is ajnabi chehre mein, meri woh junoon nahi.

Main aaj bhi wahi khara hoon, mitti aur aansu liye,

Apni hi choice ke gehre, dard aur pashchatap liye.

Par yeh sapna gawah hai, main aam logon sa nahi hoon,

Main shor mein khoya hua, koi benaam chehra nahi hoon.

is gehri aur roohani kahani ko ek pur-asar (powerful) nazm mein dhalna mere liye khushi ki baat hai aur main likhen. Yeh poem aapke(poetry) us 'feel', us 'choice' aur us 'tadapa' ko bayaan karegi jo aapne mehsoos ki.