Aaina aur main

zamane bhar mein aaina sadaqat ki alamat hai
magar mein is ka munkir hun

bahut jhuTa hai aaina
kabhi wo dew-qamat hastiyon ko ek dam bauna dikhata hai

tilasmati hai aaina
kabhi pasta-qadon ka qad bahut uncha dikhata hai

bahut bahrupiya hai wo
koi farba ho to us ko bahut dubla dikhata hai

bahut hi masKHara hai wo
chalo jaane bhi do ki aaina insan ki fitrat mein shayad Dhal gaya hoga

magar kuchh shoabda-bazi ki had bhi hai
ye aaina to mujh se bhi hamesha makr karta hai

jo mera hath ho sidha to wo ulTa dikhata hai
agar ulTa dikhata hun to phir sidha dikhata hai

bahut jhuTa hai aaina
magar aaina-e-ayyam mein takzib-e-aina ki haisiyyat bhala kya hai

KHuda jaane
magar tariKH kahti hai

yahi takzib-e-aina, zamane bhar ke shishagar qabile ke liye KHatraat ka tasdiq-nama hai
meri tazrib-e-paiham se ye aainon ke saudagar shikasta hain

shikasta kaifiyat mein mujh se ye daryaft karte hain
ki aaKHir kaun ho tum ji

tumhein in aainon se dushmani kyun hai
hamesha aainon ka munh chiDhate ho, sada tazhik karte ho

tum aaKHir chahte kya ho
to lo main aaj ye elan karta hun

mere is ahd ke shishagaro, saudagaro sun lo!
suno, aagah ho jao

main shaer hun
main aaine ko aaina dikhata hun!