dushwaar tha...

Masjidon ke sehan tak jana bahut dushwaar tha,
der se nikla toh mere raaste mein daar tha.

Dekhte hi dekhte shehron ki raunaq ban gaya,
kal yahi chehra humare aainon par baar tha.

Apni qismat mein likhi thi dhoop ki naraazgi,
saaya-e-deewar tha lekin pas-e-deewar tha.

Sab ke dukh sukh uss ke chehre par likhe paaye gaye,
aadmi kya tha humare shehar ka akhbaar tha.

Ab mohalle bhar ke darwaazon pe dastak hai naseeb,
ek zamana tha ki jab main bhi bahut khuddar tha....

#Rahat_Indori