Tafaut

hum kitna roe the jab ek din socha tha hum mar jaenge

aur hum se har nemat ki lazzat ka ehsas juda ho jaega

chhoTi chhoTi chizen jaise shahad ki makkhi ki bhin bhin

chiDiyon ki chun chun kawwon ka ek ek tinka chunna

nim ki sab se unchi shaKH pe ja kar rakh dena aur ghonsla bunna

saDken kuTne wale engine ki chhuk chhuk bachchon ka dhul uDana

aadhe nange mazduron ko pyaz se roTi khate dekhe jaana

ye sab la-yani bekar mashaghil baiThe baiThe ek dam chhin jaenge

hum kitna roe the jab pahli bar ye KHatra andar jaga tha

is gardish karne wali dharti se rishta TuTega hum jamid ho jaenge

lekin kab se lab sakit hain dil ki hangama-arai ki

barson se aawaz nahin aai aur is marg-e-musalsal par

in kam-maya aankhon se ek qatra aansu bhi to nahin Tapka