Aspatal Ka Kamra

tamam shab ki dukhan, be-kali, subuk KHwabi

numud-e-subh ko darman samajh ke kaTi hai

ragon mein dauDte phirte lahu ki har aahaT

ajal-girafta KHayalon ko aas deti hai

magar wo aankh jo sab dekhti hai

hansti hai

ufuq se subh ki pahli kiran ubharti hai

tamam raat ki fariyaad ek sukut mein chup

tamam shab ki dukhan, be-kali, subuk-KHwabi

hariri pardon ki KHamosh silwaTon mein gum

jo aankh zinda thi

KHamosh chhat ko takti hai

aur ek aankh jo sab dekhti hai

hansi

numud-e-subh ki zartar raushni ke sath

mahakte phul dariche se jhank kar dekhen

tu mez dar pe kisi dard ka nishan na mile

ugaldan dawaon ki shishiyan pankha

kunwari man ka tabassum, salib aawezan

har ek chiz ba-dastur apni apni jagah

nae mariz ki aamad ka intizar kare

aur ek aankh jo sab dekhti hai

hansti rahe