apni zindagi ke liye
hum ek qatl ke shukr-guzar hain
jise moaKHKHar kar diya gaya
warna ek mohabbat thi
jo hum ne dil mein chhupa kar rakkhi hui thi
aur ek nafrat thi
jis ka pata hum kisi ko nahin lagne dete the
warna hum ne
wahi qusur kiye the jo
mare jaane walon ne kiye the
warna hamare bapon
hamare jaane ki wajah
hamare birth-certificate mein darj kara di thi
apni zindagi ke liye hum
ek qatl ke shukr-guzar hain
jise moaKHKHar kar diya gaya
warna hamein sirf
ek KHud-kushi ka mamnun rahna paDta
jo hum ne multawi kar rakkhi thi
Nazm
Hum apni zindagi ke liye shukr-guzar hain
Syed Kashif Raza