Husn Najat-dahinda Hai

sirf husn

han sirf husn najat-dahinda hai

aankhon ka

jo ghaTiya pinjron mein qaid hai

aur mamuli manazir mein mahbus

kisi gali-saDi la-yaniyat ki tarah najis

kisi bhule hue lafz ki tarah aaseb-zada

kyun nahin bujh leti aulad-e-adam

ki khul jaega sara chhupao

ek haibatnak KHali Thahrao mein

jo ek saffak bedari se mohr-band hai

ek madfun parwaz ki tarah

ek hunut-shuda ufuq ki tarah

bil-aKHir hasti ki zad-bum par dhund chha gai

ab cockroach ghaarat-gar fateh hain

us kaenat ke jahan waqt abhi ajnabi nahin hua

un ki saltanat mein tariKH mamnua hai

zamane par KHarash Dalti KHar-dar tughyani

hawadis se pare chalti hui

Takra rahi hai qadim chaTTanon se

ek bahut hi siyah raat ke sahme hue sitare

ek pur-haul faza mein sans leti KHamoshi

jise hum KHwab karna chahte hain

KHwab jauhar hain asil nind ka

insani aankhon ka

hamare sayyare

aur hamare zamane itne KHallaq nahin hain

ki bana saken ek sachchi raat

jo sahaar sake

abdiyat se tarashi hui wo tahdar gahrai

jis se taKHayyul ka qimash buna gaya hai

yaqinan hamein ek nind ki zarurat hai

kisi asatiri sitare ka dabiz ka hi saya

ghaibi dhundalke ko sanwarta ujalta

ek dil, ek zaKHm---- bana sakte hain dekhe ko an-dekha

dard kafil hai ruh ka

lafz ki bulughat tak shole ki puKHtagi tak