kaun qatre mein uThata hai talatum
aur antar-atma tak sinchta hai

Ahmad Shanas

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jism bhuka hai to hai ruh bhi pyasi meri
kaam aisa hai ki din raat ka karinda hun

Ahmad Shanas

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jaankari khel lafzon ka zaban ka shor hai
jo bahut kam jaanta hai wo yahan shah-zor hai

Ahmad Shanas

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gharq karta hai na deta hai kinara hi mujhe
us ne meri zat mein kaisa samundar rakh diya

Ahmad Shanas

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ek bachcha zehn se paisa kamane ki machine
dusra kamzor tha so yarghamali ho gaya

Ahmad Shanas

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chand mein darwesh hai jugnu mein jogi
kaun hai wo aur kis ko khojta hai

Ahmad Shanas

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as us ki pahchan yahi hai
aankh mein aansu bharne wala

Ahmad Shanas

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ahut chhoTa safar tha zindagi ka
main apne ghar ke andar tak na pahuncha

Ahmad Shanas

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aghair-e-jism bhi hai jism ka ehsas zinda
ye KHushbu banTne wali hawaen bhi qayamat

Ahmad Shanas

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