Diary

raddi aKHbar ki tarah

mujhe bech diya gaya

ek kabaDi ke hathon

taraazuon mein tol kar

us ne meri qimat aank di

KHub-surat jild

jis par mera unwan likha tha

us ne noch phenki

wazn baDhane wala gatte ka TukDa

use qubul nahin tha

main be-nam ho gai

mere auraq phaDphaDa uThe

kasmasa uThe

tab ek bhaari baT

dhar diya gaya mujh par

aur main

nai taza hawa se

mahrum ho gai

raddi ke gaTThar ke sath wo kabaDi

mujhe apne ghar le gaya

wahan mera ek ek waraq phaDa gaya

lifafe banae gae

haldi dhaniya aur mirch

rakhne ke liye

mahir ungliyan lifafe bana rahi thin

mere safhon par likhi ibaraten

TuT-phuT kar samne aa rahi thin

kya ghazab hai nahin insan ko insan ki qadr

har farishte ko ye hasrat hai ki insan hota

lai hayat aae qaza le chali chale

apni KHushi na aae na apni KHushi chale

qaid-o-hayat-o-band-e-gham asl mein donon ek hain

maut se pahle aadmi gham se najat pae kyun

aaKHiri waraq ko

ek bachche ne uTha liya

khel khel mein hawai jahaz bana kar

aasman mein uDa diya

is par likha tha

main kahan rukta hun arsh-o-farsh ki aawaz se

mujh ko jaana hai bahut uncha had-e-parwaz se