yahi sab kuchh hai
agar thahri hui gahri nazar se dekho

be-sabab aankh se bahti hui ashkon ki qatar
kapkapate hue honton ka sukut

jism ke tund mah-o-sal
zamane ki jhulasti hui dopahar mein sae ke sulagte andam

sans ki lahr se larza hua zulfon ka hisar
raqs karti hui khwahish se chhalakte hue zard ayyam

tamam
man lete hain ki ye waqt badalte lahje

ab bhi eajaz dikha sakte hain
ye masihai ka jhuriyon bhara chehra ab bhi

muskurahat ke liye tazgi chun sakta hai
ye guzishta ka fusun-bakht hawale ab bhi

waqt ki nabz thama sakte hain
lekin aisa hai ki jab dhadkanen ghunghru ban jaen

khwahishen raqs kiya karti hain sukun ki jhanak bolti hai
thartharaate hue jismon se hawason ka dhuan uthta hai

ishtiha aag jana karti hai
bhuk ifrit hai

wahshat hai badi aafat hai
bhuk khamyaza-e-jaan-o-tan hai

be-par-o-baal kiya karti hai
waqt ki tal ko be-tal kiya karti hai

bhuk aasab-e-shikasta ki khuli baiat hai
ye khad-o-khal kuchal deti hai

tahzib ke reshon ko masal deti hai
aur sarmaya-parasti ke sunahre ayyam

gird-e-rukhsar shab-o-roz pe mil jate hain
sina-e-khak ko dahlata hua sur-e-falak

mutmain khak-nashinon ke liye
roz hi roz wigha lata hai

aur shab-o-roz mah-o-sal mein dhal jate hain
yahi sab kuchh hai agar thahri hui gahri nazar se dekho

surkhi-e-chashm kahin pahlu-e-be-tab kahin
be-karan bahen kahin

lams kahin
khwab kahin

lahariya pardon se chhanti hui shamon ka nasha
jism sahlati hui raat ka nam

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