wo abnormal nahin tha
sirf us ko normal banne ki hasrat thi

kai khanon mein us ki zindagi batne lagi thi
wo apni koshish-e-na-mo'tabar se tang aa kar

nim-jaan ho kar
ek khane mein panah lene laga tha

bani aamat-gah-e-tir-e-nafrat shakhsiyat us ki
use bhi khud se nafrat ho chuki thi

magar is nafrat-e-manus ki takrar se us ne
durusht o na-muwafiq zindagi se sulh kar li thi

yahi tha kisa-e-akhlaq us ka
gharibi ne sharafat chhin li thi

aur us ki shakhsiyat ke pairahan mein
guhar-baron ke badle sang-reze jad diye the

wo abnormal nahin tha
magar ab us mein khud ko normal karne ka yara bhi nahin tha

use ab ye gawara bhi nahin tha
gali-kuchon ki sari gandagi ka

tirgi ka
wo ab haqdar waris ban chuka tha