Khawabon ka bharam toot gaya . . . Apney bister pe buhut dair se mein neem daraz Sochti thi ke woh iss waqt kahan par ho gaa? Mein yahan hoon magar uss koocha-e-rang-o-boo mein……. Roz ki tarha say woh aaj bhi aya ho gaa Aur jab uss ne wahan mujh ko naa paya ho gaa........... Aap ko ilm hay,woh aaj nahin aai hain? Meri har dost se uss ne yahi poocha hogaa Kiyoon nahin aai woh? Kiya baat hui hay aakhir? Khud iss baat par so baar woh uljha ho gaa Kal woh aaiey gee tu mein uss se nahin boloon gaa Aap he aap kai baar wo rootha ho gaa Woh nahin hay tu bulandi ka safar kitna kaathan Seerhiyaan charhtey huey uss ne socha ho gaa Rahdaari mein, harey lawn mein,phoolon ke qareeb Uss ne har simt mujhey aan ke dhoondha ho gaa Naam bhooley se jo mera kahin aya ho gaa Ghair mehsoos tareeqey se woh chonka ho gaa Aik jumley ko kayi baar sunaya ho gaa Baat kartey huey so baar woh bhoola ho gaa Yeh jo larki nayi (new) aai hai…kahin woh to nahin? Uss ne har chehra yahi soch ke dekha ho gaa Jaan-e-mehfil hai magar aaj faqat merey baghair Haaye kiss darja wohi bazm mein tanha ho gaa Kabhi sannaton se wehshat jo hui ho gee ussey Uss ne besakhta phir mujh ko pukaara ho gaa Chaltey chaltey koi maanoos si aahat paa kar Doston ko bhi kissi uzr se roka ho gaa Yaad kar ke mujhey num ho gai hon gee palkein Aankh mein par gaya kuch keh ke yeh tala ho gaa Aur ghabra ke kitaabon mein jo lee ho gee panah Har satr mein mera chehra ubher aya ho gaa Jab mili ho gee ussey meri halaalat ki khabar Uss ne aahista se deewar ko thama ho gaa Ittifaqan mujhey uss shaam meri dost mili Mein ne poocha ke ,suno,”aaiey they woh? Kaisey thay?” USS ne aik lamhey ko dekha mujhey aur phir hans dee Uss hansi mein to wo talkhi thi ke uss se agey Kiya kaha uss ne..mujhey yaad nahin hai laiken… Itna maaloom hay... "khawabon ka bharam toot gaya" (Parveen Shakir)