Masjid

dur bargad ki ghani chhanw mein KHamosh o malul

jis jagah raat ke tarik kafan ke niche

mazi o haal gunahgar namazi ki tarah

apne aamal pe ro lete hain chupke chupke

ek viran si masjid ka shikasta sa kalas

pas bahti hui naddi ko taka karta hai

aur TuTi hui diwar pe chanDol kabhi

git phika sa koi chheD diya karta hai

gard-alud charaghon ko hawa ke jhonke

roz miTTi ki nai tah mein daba jate hain

aur jate hue suraj ke widai anfas

raushni aa ke darichon ki bujha jate hain

hasrat-e-sham-o-sahar baiTh ke gumbad ke qarib

in pareshan duaon ko suna karti hai

jo tarasti hi rahin rang-e-asar ki KHatir

aur TuTa hua dil tham liya karti hai

ya ababil koi aamad-e-sarma ke qarib

us ko maskan ke liye DhunD liya karti hai

aur mehrab-e-shikasta mein simaT kar pahron

dastan sard mumalik ki kaha karti hai

ek buDha gadha diwar ke sae mein kabhi

ungh leta hai zara baiTh ke jate jate

ya musafir koi aa jata hai wo bhi Dar kar

ek lamhe ko Thahar jata hai aate aate

farsh jarob-kashi kya hai samajhta hi nahin

kal-adam ho gaya tasbih ke danon ka nizam

taq mein shama ke aansu hain abhi tak baqi

ab musalla hai na mimbar na muazzin na imam

aa chuke sahab-e-aflak ke paigham o salam

koh o dar ab na sunenge wo sada-e-jibrail

ab kisi kabe ki shayad na paDegi buniyaad

kho gai dasht-e-faramoshi mein aawaz-e-KHalil

chand phiki si hansi hans ke guzar jata hai

Dal dete hain sitare dhuli chadar apni

is nigar-e-dil-e-yazdan ke janaze pe bas ek

chashm nam karti hai shabnam yahan aksar apni

ek maila sa akela sa fasurda sa diya

roz rasha-zada hathon se kaha karta hai

tum jalate ho kabhi aa ke bujhate bhi nahin

ek jalta hai magar ek bujha karta hai

tez naddi ki har ek mauj talatum-bar-dosh

chiKH uThti hai wahin dur se fani fani

kal baha lungi tujhe toD ke sahil ki quyud

aur phir gumbad o minar bhi pani pani