Yagana Kya!

'ghaalib'-shikan hazar hain sirf ek 'yagana' kya

us ka magar bigaD saka hai zamana kya

jo non-metric the wo afsar bane yahan

ab jo Phd hain wo bechen kirana kya

mujh se ye puchhti hai mere dil ki malikan

tum par mere huquq nahin malikana kya

mera kalam san ke ek ustad ne kaha

beTe ghazal ye tu ne kahi walidana kya!

ba-zauq samain to ghar ja ke sau chuke

meri ghazal sunega faqat shamiyana kiya!

apiya jo ab ke qaumi election mein hain khaDi

mardon ki rahnumai karega zamana kya!

kahte hain aab-o-dana mujhe laya hai yahan

yan aab bhi nahin hai karachi mein dana kya!

KHat mein mushaere ke jahan aur baaten hain

ye kyun nahin likha hai mera mehnatana kya!