Naya ishq

ek arse se
jazbaat-o-ehsas ki wadi-e-ishq ki basti

nae purane sabhi makan tamannaon ke
khuli chhaten ahd-o-paiman ki

band jharoke ke aarzuon ke
nim-shikasta diwar-o-dar armanon ke

ummidon ke unche niche lambe chauDe
gile aur pathrile raste

rahat ke ashjar sukun ki dub tarab ki KHud-raw belen
rang-birangi soch ke phulon ki shatranji

mahrumi ki unchi choTi
tanhai ki jaan-lewa Dhalwan dukhon ki saKHt chaTTanen dard ki khai

sab par yas ki barf jami thi
chaaron jaanib

ThanDi aur be-jaan safedi phail rahi thi
jiwan kya tha ek kafan tha

jis ke andar
KHud ko apne yaKH-basta sine se lagae

main ek zinda lash ki surat paDa hua tha
dil ke virane mein kuchh be-chehra lamhe

aasebi sayon ki surat
kanp rahe the hanp rahe the

aaj achanak
ek pari-chehra

mere chehre se be-rang kafan sarka kar
mere kan mein sargoshi ki

meri aankh mein jhank kar boli
uTh aur dekh

tere dil ki be-KHabar dhaDkan mein
kitna pyara kitna dil-awez siyah gulab khila hai