Shahr

shahr tu apne gande panw pasare dariya ke kinare leTa hai

aur tere sine par rengti hui chyunTiyan suraj ko ghur rahi hain

jab nisf darjan ghair-mulki hakimon ne mushtarka taur par ailan kiya

maraz sangin hai aur ye bahut jald hi mar jaega

to kisi chechak-zada bachche ki tarah tu ne unhen dekha aur KHamosh ho raha

ghaliz badkar be-rahm

shahr log kahte hain tu badkar hai

aur main ne KHud dekha hai

sar-e-sham

tere range chehre wali aurten laDkhaDate nau-jawanon ko nigal jati hain

be-rahm

jab raat gae tere danish-war rickshaw kiye KHud-kushi karne jate hain

tu KHamosh rahta hai

shahr main teri diwana-kun KHwahishon se be-zar hun

shahr tu apne gande libas kab utarega

shahr log kahte hain marne ke baad meri haDDi se button banaenge

shahr teri diwaron par ye kaisi tahriren hain

shahr main ne mahinon se aKHbar nahin paDha

shahr tu chae mein shakar Dalna bhul gaya hai

aur ye tere aansuon ki tarah lag rahi hai

shahr mujhe nind aa rahi hai thapak kar sula de