Taqrib-e-ru-numai

kitab chhap gai chhe range title ke sath
tabaat aur kitabat koi jawab nahin

ye rang aur ye nawwe gram ka paper
adab ke bab mein aisi koi kitab nahin

saji thi bazm-e-pazirai ek hotel mein
jahan gulab se chehre to the gulab nahin

kisi wazir ne is bazm ki sadarat ki
ye baat mujh ko batane se ijtinab nahin

KHusha ki bazm mein hazir the radio TV
nizam-e-gardish-e-dauran tera jawab nahin

muqarrarin mein shamil the sab hain danish-war
wo hastiyan thin jinhen dekhne ki tab nahin

ye kah ke 'ghaalib' o 'momin' ka de diya darja
adab mein aisa koi aur aaftab nahin

magar kitab ki taqrib-e-ru-numai mein
kitab chiKH rahi thi ki main kitab nahin