ek aur iftiKhaar ke nam

tum to kahte the
duniya badalne ko hai
chhote chhote the hum
falsafi kah ke sab chhedte the tumhein


fulan ne kaha hai
fulan ne likha hai
kitabon se dete the aksar hawale
sawere sawere


mujhe roz le jate the
sath stall par
muft akhbar padhne
ye dhun thi


ki bas ho na ho
aaj duniya badalne ki achchhi khabar
chhap gai ho
zamane ki aandhi mein udte hue


tukde akhbar ke
hum juda ho gae
phir mile hi nahin
iftikhar


ab mere shisha-e-umr mein
aakhiri ret hai
chand aainda akhbar baqi hain shayad
tere naqsh dhundla chuke hain


meri yaad mein
par tera nam main bhul sakta nahin
mere bachpan ke ai dost
hum donon hamnam the na


nahin jaanta
tum kahan ho
ya shayad nahin ho abhi tak
meri tarah duniya mein


duniya jo badli nahin
han
jo stall tha na
wo akhbar ka


railway road par
us jagah ek juton ki dukan hai
us zamane ke hawker sabhi mar chuke hain