Poet Name: Naina Adil

”tumhen sabit karna hoga ki tum ho”! us ne mujhe jhinjhoda ”magar main ye sabit nahin kar sakti” main ne

ai mire shabd, mire bhed, maha-dhan mere raat men khushbu tiri! niind men bosa teraa… thand men aag tiri tapun,

farogh-e-shadabi-e-chaman ko mahakti mitti se phuut nikla hai narm sabza haris-e-takhliq nam zamin ne gulon se daman udaas belon ke

kaise niklega jite-ji dil se dar ka ka sahib kab khauf ki vahshi galiyon men bhatki hui saaat lautegi? kab

na-gahan atishin lau bhadakne lagi sabz patton tale tilmilati, ghazabnak aur… mushtail aag yak-lakht betab ho kar uthi on ki

ba-rang-e-kaif-o-sarshari hadis-e-dil kaho hamdam! hama-tan gosh hai saaat sharab-e-shab utarti hai bahut ahista ahista sifal-e-khvab men maddham tumhen is pal

be-jhijak, be-khatar be-dhadak vaar kar meri gardan uda aur khuun se mire kamyabi ke apni nae jaam bhar chhin le

shahzada lipatta hai mujh se aur duur kahin chidiya ko saanp nigalta hai sanson men ghulti hain sansen aur! zahr

us raste par do jismon ka ik saaya thaa! aur do ruhon ka ik maslak! guunj raha tha us raste