Dur Ki Shahzadi

main to paidaish hi se ek shahzadi thi

husn mere paikar mein yun dar aaya tha

singhaar ke aaine mein jab main jhankti to

KHud par shaida hone lagti

KHwahish mere dil mein paida hone lagti

ki meri puja log karen

sar la ke mere qadmon par dharen

lekin jab main ne angDai se husn pe apne naz kiya

mahsus kiya ki duniya ko naraaz kiya

thuka nafrat se logon ne

aur mujh ko na-hanjar kaha

badkar kaha

ek roz unhon ne baalon se mere afshan

meri nochi, noche kanon se aaweze

banhon se chuDi aur kaDe

yun hathon kanon se mujh ko nangi kar ke

ek zindan mein Dal diya

qumchi ke nishanon se mera shaffaf badan

nila tha magar

main ne na jhukaya apna sar

ki main to paidaish hi se thi ek sultana

jab tham ke main diwar uThi

to tab bhi meri chaal mein tha

pahla sa waqar-e-shahana

be-dagh ek aaine ke gahre baatin mein

apne raushan mathe pe likhe

asrar jo paDhna chahti main

Dar jati main

ye puchhti KHud se kaun hai tu?

aamaq se meri ruh ke ek aawaz ubhar kar ye kahti

hai teri duniya dur kahin

us lamhe ke phailaw mein main Dar ke samai rahti thi

aankhon se meri ashkon ki dhaara bahti thi

tha mujh ko yaqin ek roz mera shohra sun kar

chaar aaina bandhe aaega

mera pujari shahzada

aur qaid se meri mujh ko chhuDa le jaega

suraj ki rath-gaDi mere sar par se roz guzarti thi

aangan mein utarte sae ko main KHauf se dekha karti thi

jab wo na mujhe lene aaya

to ek din main ne maut se minnat ki ki aa

ai meri mohram! mujh mein sama

wo mera kahna man ke mujh mein yun mastana dar aai

ki mere KHun mein chhan chhan ghunghru baj uTThe

main jhum uThi

aur chand ke daf par aangan mein shab bhar nachi-

us subh unhon ne mere badan ko chaukhaT par murda paya