us ne
ramte jogi ke aage
roTiyan rakh den
aur bahte pani ke samne
ek diwar khaDi kar ke
fatehana andaz mein kaha:
dekho! main ne donon ko rok diya hai
aur ab tumhaari bai hai
ye kah kar us ne
mere tamam rang kichaD mein ulaT diye
main ne dauD kar qalam uThana chaha
lekin us ne
mere hathon ke pahonche utarwa diye
main zor zor se chiKHne laga
to us ne meri zaban kaT kar phenk di
aur mujhe mazbut andheron se jakaD diya
salha-sal se
ghaTa-Top KHamoshiyan basar karta hua
main dekh raha hun
kichaD mein bikhre hue rangon ke bich
meri kaTi hui zaban
dard-e-zeh se taDap rahi hai
alfaz ki wiladat ka din
qarib aa gaya hai

Nazm
Alfaz ki wiladat
Sadiq