Qissa-KHwani

sun ke bhi chup hi raha

talKH baaten mushk-bar afghani qahwe ke

rasile ghunT mein ghul-mil gain

ye haqiqat aur thi ki bap dada qissa-go mashhur the

is liye wo chup raha

tariKH ke naqshe mein

jin shahron ki shohrat gunjti hai

wo KHamoshi ke is azli rang se zahir hue

jis se shanasai nahin hai

is hujum-e-shor-o-shar ki

us ne socha

yaad-gari chauk mein chaaron taraf

ye bolte bazar hain

is liye afsurdagi mein gum khaDe

us bed-e-majnun par

nazar paDti nahin

jo akela rah gaya hai qissa-KHwanon mein yahan

be-rang ukhaDti chhaal par

chaqu se kanda nam phika paD gaya hai

kanda-kari ja mili hai KHak se

waqt ki ghaflat ne kya sabit kiya

zaKHm khane aur lagane walon mein

kaun fatah-yab hain

shirin-gul!

aage suna

kya sabz aankhon mein bhi KHaki KHwab hain