ek nazm

gadi guzar gai
dhuen aur dhul ki chhatri ne
mitti ko dhanp diya
kabutar khush-ilhan muazzin ke


erab jude jumlon ke bich
kabuk se sar takraata hai
tuti mez pe main ne aankhen rakhi hain
aur gathri ban kar


kursi pe baitha hun
main jo apne maile kafan ki sondhi khushbu
sungh chuka hun jaan gaya hun
ek ya do farlang farar ka rasta hai


jina jite rahna hi neamat hai
jangal hai aur girye ki shakhon se dast-e-sawal
kasa ban kar latka hai
main kase mein chhup kar baitha hun


ghar ka sara saz-o-saman bech kar nikla hun
ye soch kar ghar se nikla hun