Ek Mahbus Nazm

darwaza piTa ja raha hai

mere jism par zaKHm aur nil, hare hote ja rahe hain

mujhe yaad aaya

gandi galiyan aur maile buTon ki bhaari eDiyan

mere aasab aur jism ko shal kar rahi thin

kandhon kulhon aur ranon par

bad-bu-dar danton ke nishan

dahakti salaKHon se miTane ki koshish bhi ki gai

main unchi khiDki se chhalang laga sakta tha!

magar sada kaghaz par dastaKHat ke baghair

mujhe is suhulat ki ijazat bhi nahin di gai

wo sab mere zinda hathon se ziyaada

meri murda aankhon se KHauf-zada the shayad

main ne unhen bata diya tha

ki main sirf be-maqsad zindagi

aur be waqat maut se Darta hun

main ne kaha

zaKHmi danton ke sath mujh se hansa nahin jata

lao kaghaz idhar lao

main us par ek zor-dar qahqaha likh kar dastaKHat kar dun

mujhe yaad hai

wo thak haar ke behosh hone chale gae the

gandi galiyon aur buTon ki

bhaari eDiyon ke sath

darwaza phir piTa ja raha hai!