KHud-kushi

kar chuka hun aaj azm-e-aKHiri
sham se pahle hi kar deta tha main

chaT kar diwar ko nok-e-zaban se na-tawan
subh hone tak wo ho jati thi dobara buland,

raat ko jab ghar ka ruKH karta tha main
tirgi ko dekhta tha sar-nigun

munh basore rahguzaron se lipaTte, sogwar
ghar pahunchta tha main insanon se uktaya hua

mera azm-e-aKHiri ye hai ke main
kud jaun satwin manzil se aaj!

aaj main ne pa liya hai zindagi ko be-naqab,
aata jata tha baDi muddat se main

ek ishwa-saz o harzah-kar mahbuba ke pas
us ke TaKHt-e-KHwab ke niche magar

aaj main ne dekh paya hai lahu
taza o raKHshan lahu,

bu-e-mai mein bu-e-KHun uljhi hui!
wo abhi tak KHwab-gah mein lauT kar aai nahin

aur main kar bhi chuka hun apna azm-e-aKHiri!
ji mein aai hai laga dun ek bebakana jast

us dariche mein se jo
jhankta hai satwin manzil se ku-e-baam ko!

sham se pahle hi kar deta tha main
chaT kar diwar ko nok-e-zaban se na-tawan

subh hone tak wo ho jati thi dobara buland
aaj to aaKHir ham-aghosh-e-zamin ho jaegi!