Dhobi ka ghaT

jis shaKHs ke malbus ki qismat mein likhi hai
kirnon ki tamazat

rashk aata hai mujh ko
us par

kyun sirf achhuta
anjaan anokha

ek KHwab hai KHalwat
kyun sirf tasawwur

bahlata hai mujh ko
kyun subh-e-shab-e-aish ka jhonka

ban kar
ruKHsar ke be-nam aziyyat

sahlata hai mujh ko?
kyun KHwab-e-fusun-gar ki quba chaak nahin hai

kyun gesu-e-pechida-o-raqsan
namnak nahin hai

ashk-e-dil-e-KHun se
kyun lams ki hasrat ke junun se

milti nahin mujh ko
be-qaid rihai

malbus pe kirnon ki tamazat
hai dam nazar ka

aur subh-e-shab-e-aish ko gesu ka mahakta hua jhonka
marhun sahar ka

hota hi nahin hai
kyun dhoe na pairahan-e-aluda ke dhabbe

maKHmur-e-masarrat
kirnon ki tamazat

ban jae na kyun rang-e-shab-e-aish ka ek aks-e-musalsal
majbur-e-aziyyat

to man le is aks ka manzar
deta hai tujhe jam-e-chashida ki si lazzat

kyun soch raha hai
jhuTa hai ye pyala

kya aaj zamane mein kahin dekhi hai tu ne
doshiza masarrat?

phaile hue malbus pe kirnon ki tamazat
hai zist ke gesu ki hararat

is shaKHs ko pairahan-e-aluda ke dhone hi se rozi
milti hai jahan mein

to us pe nazar kar