KHud-kushi

ek aise sarwey ke mutabiq

jo mere dost

apne dil ko mausul hone wali

ghair-zaruri KHabron ko jama kar ke

murattab kar rahe hain

shahr mein koi KHud-kushi nahin kar raha

mohabbat mein nakaami par finail pine wali laDkiyan

aur naukri na milne par

baDe bhai ke licence-yafta pistol se

KHud-kushi karne wale laDke

bahut din se nazar nahin aae

dupaTTe ka phanda bana kar mar jaane wali

be-aulad dulhanen

aur tawil bimari se tang aa kar

KHud ko jala kar halak karne wale

udheD-umar mariz

napaid ho gae hain

shahr mein ab jis ko bhi KHud-kushi karni ho

use bahut ziyaada tag-o-dau nahin karni paDti

wo bahar nikalta hai

aur thoDi der ke liye

nishana-bazon wali yellow cab ka

intizar karta hai

ya jab us ki saDak ke donon taraf

KHub firing ho rahi ho

wo bila-irada balcony mein ja ke khaDa ho jata hai

jab log KHud-kushi karna chahte hain

yaqin kijiye

kisi jinsi imtiyaz ke baghair

rang, nasl aur zaban ke farq ko KHatir mein na late hue

goliyan har jagah

unhen DhunDh nikalti hain