kuchh kahun to dam ghuTta hai 
aur KHamoshi mujhe andar se kaTti hai 
KHayalat par lafzon ke pahnawe 
pure nahin aate 
kaghazon par dukh utarna bhi to dukh ki baat hai 
nazmen mujhe KHali kar deti hain 
ye shairi to mujhe uryan kar degi! 
main aur kitne chehre pahnun 
binai ke jamghaTe mein 
bar bar KHud se bichhaD jata hun 
so main ne apni yaad-dasht mein ek 
tanhai taKHliq ki 
taki us mein baiTh kar mujhe KHud ko dohrane 
ka mauqa milta rahe 
fursat ne mujhe thaka diya tha 
shukr hai! main apne kisi kaam to aaya!
        Nazm
TaKHliq ki saaton mein
Anjum Saleemi

