Ek Tassur

KHamoshi hamesha se utni hi gahri hai

jitni ki canwas se mawara taswir

tum aisa nahin samajhte kya?

aankhen jo hamein di gai hain

kisi anaDi musawwir ki ghaDi hui aag ke

shola-e-siyah ke bil-muqabil

kafi hain nazar-andaz karne ke liye har chiz ko

jo zahir hai rangini ke sath

ye aala darje ki sanjidgi hai

ek mukammal dimagh ki fauqul-hafiza gahrai ka moti

siyah raKHshanda aur muhib!

taswir-e-na-shuda timsal

kabhi nahin Tikti us aaine ki phisalawan satah par

jo KHud aks hai kisi aur aaine mein

puri mahaarat se

intihai himaqat se

nahin, main nahin dekh sakta wo ghair-manquta nuqta

jo kashf se ariz hai aur muraqabe se wasia!

ab lazim hai ki taswir kiye jaen

KHamoshi ki tah aag ka baatin aur

muqaddas tanhai!

to kahan hai tumhaara barush?