ye to sadiyon ka qissa tha
yahan to ek baDa sa peD hua karta tha
jalti, tapti, bhunti aur sulagti rut mein
is ke niche
yahin kahin par
ek jazira sa aabaad raha karta tha
KHunuk-KHunuk saye mein
hanste gate, muskate logon ki
ek basti thi
yahan to ek baDa sa peD hua karta tha
yahi dhup
jo aaj yahan par chiKH rahi hai
pal bhar susta lene ko tarsa karti thi
ye to sadiyon ka qissa tha
yahan to ek baDa sa peD hua karta tha
Nazm
Walid sahab ki yaad mein
Rashid Jamaal Farooqi