Pital ka sanp

aur pital ka ye zahrila sanp
jis ki nazuk si zaban par ye KHunuk shama ki lau

lahr ki tarah andhere mein uTha karti hai
mere ek dost ne tohfe mein mujhe bheja hai

hain ye tagore ke be-rabt taKHayyul ke nuqush
aur ye chin ke naghmat ka majmua hai

mez ke goshe pe rakkha hua gautam ka ye but
tum ko achchha na lagega shayad

muddaten guzrin usi kamre mein jis mein hum tum
guftugu karte the

is jang par
is duniya par

aur maujuda adab par ye KHayalat ki rau
art aur jang

january ki ye hasin raat aur is par ai dost
ye masahri jo paDi hai meri

jis ke bazu pe ye pital ke hasin sanp ka aks
aaj ki raat bhi lahraata hai

tum koi pariyon ka qissa to na samjhoge ise
main agar tum se kahun

ye ki pital ke usi sanp ne kaTa hai use
ek masum si doshiza ko

january ki ye hasin raat aur is par ai dast
mere aarasta kamre ka nikhaar

ek pukar
sard aur maut ki manind andheri ek raat

bunden jaDe ki
gharibi ke musalsal aansu

ek aurat ki jabin par tare
sard tarik sitare yani

ek doshiza ke ruKHsar pe boson ke nishan
nuqrai bose

tilai bose
ab bhi har raat usi kamre mein

usi shishe ki masahri pe kitaben le kar
chin ki nazmon ka majmua

nuqush-e-tagore
aur kabhi sade se kaghaz pe KHud apne hi KHayalon ke liye

ek sakun
ek gunahon ke liye

ek qarar
kuchh isi qism ke afkar mein bas Duba hua

so hi jata hun bahar-haal ai dost
mez par rakkhe hue but ke hasin sae mein

aur pital ka ye zahrila sanp
shama ko Das ke sawere hi se chala jata hai

jang maut aur gunah!!