KHud-kushi

ek aise sarwey ke mutabiq
jo mere dost

apne dil ko mausul hone wali
ghair-zaruri KHabron ko jama kar ke

murattab kar rahe hain
shahr mein koi KHud-kushi nahin kar raha

mohabbat mein nakaami par finail pine wali laDkiyan
aur naukri na milne par

baDe bhai ke licence-yafta pistol se
KHud-kushi karne wale laDke

bahut din se nazar nahin aae
dupaTTe ka phanda bana kar mar jaane wali

be-aulad dulhanen
aur tawil bimari se tang aa kar

KHud ko jala kar halak karne wale
udheD-umar mariz

napaid ho gae hain
shahr mein ab jis ko bhi KHud-kushi karni ho

use bahut ziyaada tag-o-dau nahin karni paDti
wo bahar nikalta hai

aur thoDi der ke liye
nishana-bazon wali yellow cab ka

intizar karta hai
ya jab us ki saDak ke donon taraf

KHub firing ho rahi ho
wo bila-irada balcony mein ja ke khaDa ho jata hai

jab log KHud-kushi karna chahte hain
yaqin kijiye

kisi jinsi imtiyaz ke baghair
rang, nasl aur zaban ke farq ko KHatir mein na late hue

goliyan har jagah
unhen DhunDh nikalti hain