Pesh-goi

hansi khokhli si hansi
aur pothi pe ek hath rakh kar

mujhe ghur kar
gungunaya

yahan se wahan tak
mujhe ek bhi sabz patta dikhai nahin de raha

ek bhi bansuri ki madhur tan
pani ki gagar ke niche chhalakti hui wahshi hirni si aankhen

koi ek chamkila aansu bhi baqi nahin hai
dhuan rakh aur KHun

dharti ki ujDi hui kokh mein chand jhulsi hui haDDiyan
adh jale prem-pattron ke Dhanche

daraKHton ki lashen
makanon ki uDti hui dhajjiyan

sone raston pe phirti hui khokhli si hawa ke siwa
aur kuchh bhi mujhe yan dikhai nahin de raha

baDi der tak main ne buDhe nujumi ki baaten sunin
aur aabaad rahon pe KHush-posh joDon ko aansu ki chilman se dekha kiya

phir achanak
na-jaane kahan ek bigul sa baja

aur na jaane wo kaise nikal kar mere samne aa gaya
ek bhinga muDe naKHunon wala ifrit

jo pahle din se
meri aankh mein chhup ke baiTha hua tha

mere KHun par pal raha tha