ye aurat is liye paida hui hai
ki is ko tukde tukde kar ke phansi par chadhaya jae

ise yunan ke ek mashhur daku ke bistar ki zarurat hai
(wo apne sab shikaron ka qadd-o-qamat isi bistar ke paimane ki nisbat se ghatata katta ya

khinch ka jabran badhata tha)
khutut-e-lab to dekho!

kis tarah simte hue hain, sang-e-dil
aamiyana-pan tarawish kar raha hai

ye kina-tuz aankhen
in ki gahrai ke kichad mein

sunahri machhliyan ghote lagati hain
rupahli shakh tauba hai ki khulti banh hai, lekin

koi saya nahin padta!
main apne khol ke andar simat kar baith rahna chahta hun

mujhe minar ki khidki se jhuk kar jhankne ki zarurat kuchh nahin hai
magar wo fahisha zanjir-e-dar ki nind udae ja rahi hai

wo aankhen khubsurat ban gai hain!
mujhe

khamdar zinon se utar kar
niche aana hi padega