manzum kahani
hamid tha madrase ka ek honhaar bachcha

juya tha ilm ka wo tha kaamgar bachcha
izzat badon ki karta chhoton se pyar karta

sab ko salam karta sab se adab se milta
paikar khulus ka tha yun ba-tamiz tha wo

apne hon ya parae sab ka aziz tha wo
ek roz us ke dil mein shaitan aa samaya

phir kya tha khud-numai ne sar bahut uthaya
socha yunhi nahin ye logon pe dhak meri

shayad yahan sabhon se unchi hai nak meri
sab chahte hain mujh ko main sab ka hun dulara

shayad nahin hai raushan mujh sa kisi ka tara
ye sochte hain aisa maghrur ho gaya wo

ikhlas-o-nek-sirat se dur ho gaya wo
milne lagi shararat hi mein use to lazzat

wo manta bura jab karta koi nasihat
tang aa ke rafta-rafta logon ne sath chhoda

yaron ne munh ko moda apnon ne rishta toda
auron se dur ho kar apne mein kho gaya wo

basti mein madrase mein tanha sa ho gaya wo
sath us ke madrase ab sathi koi na jata

ab sath wo kisi ke hargiz na khel pata
ek roz raste mein dekha na us ne patthar

zakhmi hua wo kafi khai jo us ne thokar
khun itna bah gaya ki behosh ho gaya wo

aaya jo hosh apni haalat pe ro pada wo
koi na tha wahan jo us ki madad ko aata

langdata aur rota us sham ghar ko pahuncha
ek hafta baad us ka salana imtihan tha

lekin ilaj hi mein hafta wo sara guzra
din imtihan ke barish ne raste mein ghera

pedon ke niche dubka chhatri na la saka tha
waise to sathiyon ko us ne bahut pukara

lekin kisi ko us par mutlaq taras na aaya
al-qissa imtihan mein nakaam ho gaya wo

tha nek-nam kal tak badnam ho gaya wo
bachcho faqat kahani hargiz ise na jaano

ye baat qimti hai dil se tum is ko mano
bhule se bhi na hargiz dil mein ghurur aae

kirdar bhi ho aisa sab ko surur aae
karta hai khak jism-o-jaan ko ghurur aise

sukhe hue shajar ko kha jae aag jaise