Girya

tumhaare dukh ne

mere andar ek shahr-e-matam daryaft kiya

jahan har roz mere janm par jashn-e-girya manaya jata hai

tum apni hansi ka tohfa

kali inTon se banae gae us taq

mein rakh do

jahan charagh ki KHamoshi

aur raat ki siskiyan sanpon ki tarah

sarsaraati hain

han!! sanpon se yaad aaya

aaj sanpon se visal ki raat hai

aansu KHushk hain ghusl kaise karun?

mere zaKHmon se girne wale kiDe

mere sae se baDe ho rahe hain

mujhe apni nigahbani ka mat kaho

main to KHud apni hifazat mein chori ho jata hun

shiryanon ke sad-rahe par lahu rasta

bhul gaya hai

shahr mujhe meri aankh se nahin dekhta

aaina mujh par nigah paDte hi be-aks ho jata hai

dekho

raat ke kashkol mein

ek nigah ki bhik bhi nahin

pure chand ko tanhai ne toD Dala

ab us ki kirchiyan meri ashtray

mein paDi hain

kaho ki kya kahun?

aawazon ke nilam-ghar mein mujhe to

chup lag jati hai!