Zehra Nigaah
subh-dam jo dekha tha
kya hara-bhara ghar tha
dantti hui biivi
bhagte hue bachche
rassiyon ki banhon men
jhulte hue kapde
bolte hue bartan
jagte hue chulhe
ik taraf ko gudiya ka
adh-bana gharaunda tha
duur ek kone men
cycle ka pahiya tha
murghiyon ke darbe the
kabuken thin, pinjra tha
tiis gaz ke angan men
sab hi kuchh to rakkha tha
ek pal men ye manzar
kyuun badal sa jaata hai
ik dhuan sa uthta hai
haan magar dhundalke men
kuchh dikhai deta hai
ja-namaz ka kona
jhadiyon men uljha hai
safha-e-kalam-e-pak
khaak par larazta hai
saath aur khabron ke
ye khabar bhi chhapti hai
log is ko padhte hain
baten hoti rahti hain
kaam chalte rahte hain
embulance edhi ki
bain karti aati hai
sab jali kati lashen
saath le ke jaati hai
subh tak sabhi lashen
dafn kar di jaati hain
auraton ki bachchon ki
budhon aur javanon ki
masjidon se hoti hain
barishen azanon ki
la-ilah il-lallah
la-ilaha il-lallah
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