Autograph

khilaDiyon ke KHud-nawisht dastaKHat ke waste

kitabche liye hue

khaDi hain muntazir hasin laDkiyan

Dhalakte aanchalon se be-KHabar hasin laDkiyan

muhib phaTakon ke Dolte kiwaD chiKH uThe

ubal paDe ulajhte bazuon chaTaKHti pisliyon ke pur-hiras qafile

gire baDhe muDe bhanwar hujum ke

khaDi hain ye bhi raste pe ek taraf

bayaz-e-arzu ba-kaf

nazar nazar mein na-rasa parstishon ki dastan

laraz raha hai dam-ba-dam

kaman-e-abruwan ka KHam

koi jab ek naz-e-be-niyaz se

kitabchon pe khinchta chala gaya

Huruf-e-kaj-tarash ki lakir si

to tham gain labon pe muskurahaTen sharir si

kisi azim shaKHsiyat ki tamkanat

hinai ungliyon mein kanpte waraq pe jhuk gai

to zar-nigar pallwon se jhankti kalaiyon ki tez nabz ruk gai

wo bolar ek mah-washon ke jamghaTon mein ghir gaya

wo safha-e-bayaz par ba-sad-ghurur kilk-e-gauharin phiri

hasin khilkhilahaTon ke darmiyan wicket giri

main ajnabi main be-nishan

main pa-ba-gil

na rifat-e-maqam hai na shohrat-e-dawam hai

ye lauh-e-dil ye lauh-e-dam

na is pe koi naqsh hai na is pe koi nam hai