tajraba-kar zehn to sab samajh jata hai
zehn mein sochon ko band kar ke

tala dal dun
chaalak aankhen to sab kuchh tad leti hain

in par la-ilmi ke shishe chadha dun
apne hassas dil ko

zara khatir mein na laun
mazi ka tamam mushahida aur tajraba

jo darj hai zehn par
use mita dalun

meri aql mere liye azab ban gai hai
kash samajhdar na banun

siski aur qahqaha
main apne panw tale se jannat nikal kar

badi khushi se tumhein saunpne ke liye tayyar hun
main apne panw mein bandhi grihasti ki bediyon ko

bas thoda sa dhila kar rahi hun
ziyaada dur nahin jaungi

ek qahqaha laga kar ek siski bhar kar
ya ek nazm likh kar laut aaungi

main aazad aurat hun lekin
agar mere bachchon ke baalon mein likhen pad jaen

un ki gardan par pasina mili mitti nazar aae
mere khanon mein masalahon ki tartib gadbad ho jae

bachchon ke home-work ki copy par
not-done likha hua aa jae

ghar aae mehmanon ko khush-amdid kahte hue
ek cup chae bhi na pila sakun

office se lautte hue thake hue shauhar se
haal-ahwal bhi na puchhun

to meri sansen ghutti hui
aur qahqaha phati phati aankhen

aur nazm adhura khwab lagti hai
khuda ne nubuwwat ata karte hue imam banate hue

puri qalandari ata karte hue
mujh par e'tibar nahin kiya tha

puri qaum ko aala nasl dene ki zimmedari
faqat meri hai

is aaali mansab par kaam karte karte
main thak bhi to sakti hun

meri ittifaqi rukhsat manzur ho chuki hai
main ja rahi hun ek siski bharne ek qahqaha lagane

aur ek nazm likhne ke liye
chhutti akhlaqi taur par manzur hone ke bawajud

ghar ki har chiz ko mujh se shikayat
kyun hai

bachchon ke chehre par ghussa dekh kar sochti hun
qahqaha ayyashi aur siski ya aas hai

aur nazm panw mein chubha hua kanch ka tukda hai
meri man kahti hai

tum mujh se achchhi man nahin ho
tum ajab ho ghar shauhar aur bachchon ke alawa

aur bhi kuchh chahti ho
meri beti mere hath se qalam chhin kar

kahti hai french-fry bana kar do
main sochti hun

meri beti ko bhi jab
ek qahqahe nazm ya taswir ke liye

apni zindagi ki tijori se
kuchh pal darkar honge

to main use kya mashwara dungi
qahqaha bachpan ki bichhdi hui sakhi

siski hathon se udta hua panchhi
aur nazm gunah hai