mushaire ka bhi tafrih aim hota hai
mushaire mein bhi cricket ka game hota hai
wahan jo log khiladi hain wo yahan shaer
yahan jo sadr-nashin hai wahan hai empire
wahan pe shart ki ho zor-e-bazu-e-mahmud
yahan ye qaid ki ho lahn-e-hazrat-e-daood
wahan tamaddun-e-mashriq ki maut ka gham hai
yahan adab ke janaza pe shor-e-matam hai
wahan riyaz-e-musalsal se kaam chalta hai
yahan gale ke sahaare kalam chalta hai
wahan bhi khel mein no-ball ho to faul hai
yahan bhi sher mein ihmal ho to faul hai
wahan hai lbw yahan ye chakkar hai
ki andalib muannas hai ya muzakkar hai
wahan bhi sirf muqaddar ka khel hota hai
jo unlucky hai yahan bhi wo fail hota hai
wahan hai ek hi kaptan puri team ki jaan
yahan har ek player bajae khud kaptan
yahan kuchh aise bhi kaptan pae jate hain
jo ran banate nahin hit lagae jate hain
wahan jo log anadi hain waqt katte hain
yahan bhi kuchh mutashaer dimagh chatte hain
hua kare agar score us ka zero hai
yahan jo shakhs phisaddi hai wo bhi hero hai
nigah jin ki pahunchti hai hashw o ita par
bana diya hai yahan un ko back stoper
adab-nawaz pe shout yahan bhi hote hain
ye bad-nasib ran-out yahan bhi hote hain
'hanif' bhi koi bogus cricketer to nahin
magar 'asar' se ziyaada free-hiter to nahin
baja hai 'fazl' ke sixer pe marhaba kahna
magar 'firaq' ki baundary ka kya kahna
mere khayal ko ahl-e-nazar karenge catch
mushaira bhi hai ek tarah ka cricket match