Lafzon ke darmiyan

dekhte hi dekhte unhon ne sayyare ko lafzon se bhar diya
faislon aur faslon ko tul dene ka fan unhen KHub aata hai

jahaz bandar-gahon mein khaDe hain
aur gharon, godamon, dukanon mein

kisi lafz ke liye jagah nahin rahi
itne bahut se lafz uff KHudaya!

mujhe is zamin par chalte hue aThThais baras ho gae
bap, man, bahnon, bhaiyon aur mahbubaon ke darmiyan

insanon ke darmiyan
main ne dekha

in tarifon, taarufon aur taziyaton ke liye
un ke pas larazte hue honT hain

DabDabai hui aankhen hain
garm hatheliyan hain

unhen kisi iblagh ki zarurat nahin
nan-bai gungunata hai

use lafz nahin chahiye
ek nand aaTa ghundhne ke liye

ek taKHta peDe banane ke liye
ek salaKH tannur se roTi nikalne ke liye

nan-bai ka kaam KHatm kar lo to mere pas aana
yahan kinare par sarkandon ka jangal aap hi aap ug aaya hai

kuchh qalam main ne tarashe hain
aur ek bansuri

baqi sarkandon se ek kashti banai hai
gaDarya, kisan, kashtkar, mausiqar, aahan-gar

sab tayyar hain
kuchh aawazen kashti mein rakh li hain

madrase ki ghanTi
ek lori

aur ek dua
ek nai zamin par zinda rahne ke liye is se ziyaada kuchh nahin chahiye