phir ek
sard ThiThura hua din
dabe panw chalta hua
balcony se
kamre mein aaya
mujhe apne bistar mein
dubka hua dekh kar
muskuraya
aur aaram-kursi pe baiTha
ghaDi god mein rakh ke
kanTa ghumaya
thake panw chalta hua
balcony ko lauTa
to chaaron taraf se
andheron ne baDh ke
use phaD khaya
Nazm
Yakum january
Mohammad Alvi