The Statue

Pathar se iss tukde ko, auzar se apne tarashta hu...
Sabd samuh se apne, kuch sabdo ko hatata hu....

Uss pathar main chupe uss chehre ko main sabdo se dekhata hu...

Khoobsurti uss chehre ki kuch aise nikhar ke aayi..
Jaise andhre ko bhagate huvi wo suraj ki keeran aayi...

Dekh ke uss suraat ko kuch umeede dil ne jagayi...
Jaise pathar ki uss muharat main jaan ko kisine jagayi...

Iss dekhte hi yuhi, mere dil ne awaz lagayi....
Ye muhrahat he uss bhagwan ki jisne
Ruh he teri jagayi....

Yeh sunkar hi toh humne, maan ki guthi suljayi...
Ye panktiya jo likha thi mene, wo usi ne mujse likhvayi...