Shaeri mat karo

kanTon ke taj chuno
ya

jab sach ki rah chalo
lafzon ke pech-o-tab mein ullu na bano

shaeri mat karo!
moTe-jhoTe yajmanon ki jhiDkiyan hon

ya kahil riya-kar afsaron ka phaTkaren
ya phir

dubli-patli diq-zada biwiyon ke tane hon
ya tota-chashm ayyar rut badli

mahbubaon ki jhuTi muskurahaTen
KHamosh raho

har shai ko
qudarat ka karishma samjho

par KHuda ke liye
bhagwan ke liye

shaitan ke liye
shaeri mat karo

manzar pas-manzar
KHamosh hota hai

peD sakit khaDe rahte hain
patte hilte hain

par na uDte hain
kahin dur se rail ki siTiyan ubharti hain

aur nazdik ke race-kors se
bhagte tezabi ghoDon ki Tapon se ziyaada

nau-dolatiye gadhon ki chiKH-o-pukar se
kan phaTne lagte hain

har kahin kanon ko
rui mayassar nahin aati hai

kam-az-kam
aankhen mund lo

(ye tumhaare bas mein hai)
andhiyare mein aawazen zail ho jaengi

zehn ke kale parde par
koi taswir nahin ubhregi

kanon mein
koi aawaz nahin aaegi

gunge bahre andhe ho jao
shaeri mat karo

aur andhiyare mein dur talak dekhte jao
der talak

be-subh-o-sham
be-jism-o-jaan

aakash aasman
dekhte jao

shayad isi lamhe
ya kal parson

ya sadiyan guzar jaane ke baad
zamin uD jaane

aasman bikhar jaane ke baad
har shai ke mar jaane ke baad

dhul simaT jaegi
dhund miTegi

andhiyare mein chaaron jaanib
aaina ubhrega

kanon mein nuqrai ghanTiyon ke maddham naghmon
ki sharabon ka nashsha gunjega

chaaron samt sunahri safed moti
sa chamakta chehra ubhrega

chaaron jaanib sar-sugandh ki malaen
lahraengi

nit-naweli sada ki doshiza
shaeri ki palki par sawar aaegi

mujh ko
dur bides le jaegi