tanawar peD khajur se waraftagi
yun ki jaise
is ki tawanai teri quwwat ki zamin ho
be-saKHta baalin hoti
yun ki
mahfuz hoti mausamon ki jaulaniyon se
tuda soKHt na sahi
magar teri faro-mandgi
larzan o jhulsi tazgi
ba-zaban-e-KHud mustafti hui
yun ki
fazilat kifalat ko hai
mahz tawangari ko nahin
baala-dasti farziyat ki baja-wari mein hai
mahz tanawari mein nahin
Nazm
Bougainwillea ki waraftagi dekh kar
Shamim Alvi