dil-azari bhi ek fan hai 
aur kuchh log to 
sari zindagi isi ki roTi khate hain 
chahe un ka burj koi ho 
aqrab hi lagte hain 
tisre darje ke pile aKHbaron par ye 
apni yarqani sochon se 
aur bhi zardi malte rahte hain 
mala bari cabin hon ya panch sitara hotel 
kahin bhi qai karne se baz nahin aate 
upar se is amal ko 
fiqre-bazi kahte hain 
jis ka pahla nishana umuman 
bill ko ada karne wala sathi hota hai! 
apne apne kunwen ko bahr-e-azam kahne aur samajhne wale 
ye nanhe meinDak 
har hathi ko dekh ke phulne lage hain 
aur jab phaTne wale hon to 
hathi ki aankhon par phabti kasne lage hain 
kawwe bhi anDe khane ke shauq ko apne 
faKHta ke ghar ja kar pura karte hain 
lekin ye wo sanp hain jo ki 
apne bachche 
KHud hi chaT kar jate hain 
kabhi kabhi main sochti hun ki 
sanpon ki ye KHaslat 
malik-e-jinn-o-ins ki, insanon ke haq mein 
kaisi be-payan rahmat hai!
        Nazm
Fabe-ayye aalaye rabbikuma tukazziban
Parveen Shakir

