Diary

raddi aKHbar ki tarah
mujhe bech diya gaya

ek kabaDi ke hathon
taraazuon mein tol kar

us ne meri qimat aank di
KHub-surat jild

jis par mera unwan likha tha
us ne noch phenki

wazn baDhane wala gatte ka TukDa
use qubul nahin tha

main be-nam ho gai
mere auraq phaDphaDa uThe

kasmasa uThe
tab ek bhaari baT

dhar diya gaya mujh par
aur main

nai taza hawa se
mahrum ho gai

raddi ke gaTThar ke sath wo kabaDi
mujhe apne ghar le gaya

wahan mera ek ek waraq phaDa gaya
lifafe banae gae

haldi dhaniya aur mirch
rakhne ke liye

mahir ungliyan lifafe bana rahi thin
mere safhon par likhi ibaraten

TuT-phuT kar samne aa rahi thin
kya ghazab hai nahin insan ko insan ki qadr

har farishte ko ye hasrat hai ki insan hota
lai hayat aae qaza le chali chale

apni KHushi na aae na apni KHushi chale
qaid-o-hayat-o-band-e-gham asl mein donon ek hain

maut se pahle aadmi gham se najat pae kyun
aaKHiri waraq ko

ek bachche ne uTha liya
khel khel mein hawai jahaz bana kar

aasman mein uDa diya
is par likha tha

main kahan rukta hun arsh-o-farsh ki aawaz se
mujh ko jaana hai bahut uncha had-e-parwaz se