SaKHt-gir Aaqa

ek be-tuki nazm

aaj bistar hi mein hun

kar diya hai aaj

mere muzmahil aaza ne izhaar-e-baghawat barmala

mera jism-e-na-tawan mera ghulam-e-eba-wafa

waqai malum hota hai thaka haara hua

aur main

ek saKHt gir aaqa… zamane ka ghulam

kis qadar majbur hun

peT puja ke liye

do qadam bhi uTh ke ja sakta nahin

mere cha kar panw shal hain

jhuk gaya hun in kaminon ki raza ke samne

sar uTha sakta nahin

aaj bistar hi mein hun