Girya

tumhaare dukh ne
mere andar ek shahr-e-matam daryaft kiya

jahan har roz mere janm par jashn-e-girya manaya jata hai
tum apni hansi ka tohfa

kali inTon se banae gae us taq
mein rakh do

jahan charagh ki KHamoshi
aur raat ki siskiyan sanpon ki tarah

sarsaraati hain
han!! sanpon se yaad aaya

aaj sanpon se visal ki raat hai
aansu KHushk hain ghusl kaise karun?

mere zaKHmon se girne wale kiDe
mere sae se baDe ho rahe hain

mujhe apni nigahbani ka mat kaho
main to KHud apni hifazat mein chori ho jata hun

shiryanon ke sad-rahe par lahu rasta
bhul gaya hai

shahr mujhe meri aankh se nahin dekhta
aaina mujh par nigah paDte hi be-aks ho jata hai

dekho
raat ke kashkol mein

ek nigah ki bhik bhi nahin
pure chand ko tanhai ne toD Dala

ab us ki kirchiyan meri ashtray
mein paDi hain

kaho ki kya kahun?
aawazon ke nilam-ghar mein mujhe to

chup lag jati hai!