Mere logo! main Khaali hath aaya hun

kai manzar badalte hain
khuli aankhon ke shishe par sulagti KHak ka chehra

charaghon ka dhuan,
khiDki,

koi rauzan
hawa ke nam karne ko hamare pas kya baqi, bacha hai?

lahu ke par lagi saDken
kaTe sar par barasti jutiyon ke shor mein jaga hua

be-KHanuman nam-o-nasab,
matam-kunan girya-kunan aankhen,

shikasta-ru sahar ki siskiyan
jaise

masihaon ke ujle pairahan par zaKHm bharne ki
riwayat naqsh hoti hai

hamare pas kya baqi bacha hai?
tilism-awar shuuri qahqahe

kirnen!
dur-e-mahtab se nikli hui kuchh mustarad kirnen

ridaen!
jin ke konon se bandhe sikke

mera tawan Thahre hain
lahu tawan mein de kar

main KHali hath aaya hun
mere logo!

bhanwar ki rah se bach kar main KHali hath aaya hun
mujhe kis ne bulaya tha!

kisi ummid se mansub raste ne
jahan shaKH-e-samar ab tak shajar ki kokh se bahar nahin nikli

jahan
jiwan ki lambi aastin sans leta hai

meri aahon ka sannaTa!!