nari aur shudar ko saman samajhne wale maha-purush
itihas ke pannon mein kho gae hain
honT aaj bhi thartharaate hain
lafz maile na ho jaen
zamin thi to pathrili
lekin apna kuan khoda
to pani miTha nikla
phunkarte aabhushan
sanduqon mein band kar ke
chabi buzurgon ke hawale kar di gai
uDte hue lafzon ko muTThiyon mein pakaDte hi
chand sharmane laga
raushni ka sauda karne walon ne
gahre gaDhe khod kar
kirnon ko dafnana chaha
lekin wo zinda shiryanon mein
lahu ban kar dauD gain
masamon se phuTte ujalon ki yurish mein
bah nikle jaane kitne 'mir' o 'sauda'
kitne 'kalidas'
ulTi pothi pakDe pakDe
jaane kab Dhai akhshar sidhe
Dhai ulTe paDhe
aur dariya mein Dupki lagane se pahle
saraswati ko kahte suna
dushyant ki angushtari lahron ke hawale kar do
machhliyan chughul-KHor hoti hain
'bharat' ko apne andar thame raho
ta-abad
Nazm
TariKH ke murda-KHane se
Shahnaz Nabi