Aj ek baap ke dil ki guzarish ap sab tak ponchana chahta hoon...Ek maa ki tadap dikhana chahta hoon...Bache maa-baap ko chorr dete hai, bahar chale jate hai...Yeh nazm har uss insaan ke liye jo maa-baap se dhoor hai..Ya naraz hoke chale gaye ya paise kamane ke hisab se dhoor hai mager maa-baap ko bhool gaye..
Yeh nazm har aise shaks ke naam..
Teri budhi maa darwaze pe nigah basaye baithi hai,
Ke uska beta laut ayega uske paas,
Tera baap tooti parri kursi pe lachar lash ban parra hai,
Ke uske beta uska sahara ban’ne ke liye laut ayega,
Dono ke dil ki dhadkane bas yehi guzarish karti hai tujse,
Ae musafir laut aa…
Tu ghar se chala tha ek roz kehke ke laut aunga ek dinn,
Aj toh tu khat bhijwana tak bhool gaya hai,
Kabhi tujhe maa ke peron main jannat dikhayi deti thi,
Aj toh tu maa ka haal puchna tak zaruri nahin samajta,
Maa ke behte ashk cheek cheek kar kehte hai tujse,
Ae musafir laut aa…
Baap ki zindagi main kamaye hue paison se tu bahar gaya tha,
Aj toh tu do paise ghar bhijwane se katrata hai,
Kabhi tujhe baap ki dant main zindagi ka sabak dikta tha,
Aj toh tu baap ki awaz sun’na tak gawara nahin samajta,
Ek mazhoor budhe baap ka dil tadap kar kehta hai tujse,
Ae musafir laut aa…
Aj ek sandesh dena chahta hoon,
Zulm karte bachon ki ankhein kholna chahta hoon,
Bano insaan aur do mohobat maa-baap ko,
Bano unka sahara jinhone tumhe chalna seekhaya tha,
Haath jorr kar guzarish karta hai sabhi se ‘Khamosh’,
Kehta hoon bas yehi,
Ke ae musafiron laut ao…
~Rahim~