TuTam TuT gaya

kitni aasani se us ne rakh diya
roTi ka pahiya

waqt ke chakkar ke bilkul samne
golaiyon ke darmiyan phir ek TukDa

taD ke lambe tane ka
jis ne apne bij se bahar nikalne ki saza mein

ek hi nuqte pe daim ghumne
aur rath ke niche aa ke kuchle jaane wali boTiyon ki

masKH lashon se guzarne ko muqaddar kar liya
wo to aise mashghalon mein mast hai

jis samt chahe jae ghume ya nai samten banae
meri kachchi shash-dari kuTiya ke bahar

ek khula maidan hai
maidan jis ke ek sire se dusre ko dekhne ki dur-bin bhi

sirf us ke khel ka saman hai
khel garche khel ki had tak bahut achchha laga

main ne bhi dekha
to apni taliyon ka taDtaData git us ki ok mein Dala

KHushi se bhar diya jholi ko us ki
aankh se umDe samundar aasmanon se gale milne lage

pyas lekin bujh nahin pai kisi bhi taur us ki
KHud-numai ki sataish mein taDapti zindagi daim rahegi

han magar ek umr kachchi bhurbhuri aadam ki miTTi se bani
khel ki ek umr hoti hai

jahan sare khilaune TuT jate hain chhanak se ek din
sans roke sansanati KHali rah jati hain galiyan waqt ki

suni kalai ki tarah
jis par kabhi shishe ki rangin chuDiyan aTkheliyan kheli na hon

laDle kanchon si umren
taliyon ki phul-jhaDiyon mein bikhar kar TuTti hain

aur us ke aasmani manzaron ki ek dulhan
dekhte hi dekhte charKHa saja kar baiTh jati hai

dukhon ki barf jaisi rui ka
aao apne KHwab ke resham se bahar

charKH-e-nili-fam ke TukDe chunen