MuKHasiamat

kitabon mein likhi

muasharti be-hisi ki la-zawal kahaniyon se na-ashna

jab koi laDki

apne aashna ke sath bhag jati hai

to ilaqe ke thane mein rakhi hui kitab

ek kahani ko janam deti hai

jis ki waraq-gardani karte hue

kitne hi rashi afsar muattal ho chuke hain

lekin aaj bhi

juma ke KHutbe se pahle

ilaqe ka maulwi

saadat-hasan-manTo ko gali dena nahin bhulta