kisi ke baad
apne hathon ki bad-surati men kho gai hai vo
mujhe kahti hai ‘tabish’! tum ne dekha mere hathon ko
bure hain naan?
agar ye khubsurat the to in men koi bosa kyuun nahin thahra”
ajab ladki hai
puure jism se kat kar faqat hathon men zinda hai
surahi-dar gardan narm honton tez nazron se vo bad-zan hai
ki in apnon ne hi us ko sar-e-bazar phenka tha
kabhi ankhon men Duubi
aur kabhi bistar pe silvat ki tarah ubhri
ajab ladki hai
khud ko DhunDti hai
apne hathon ki lakiron men
jahan vo thi na hai, ainda bhi shayad nahin hogi
vo jab ungli ghuma kar
‘faiz’ ki nazmen sunati hai
to is ke haath se puure badan ka dukh jhalakta hai
vo hansti hai to us ke haath rote hain
ajab ladki hai
puure jism se kat kar faqat hathon men zinda hai
mujhe kahti hai ”’tabish’! tum ne dekha mere hathon ko
bure hain nan”?
main shayad gir chuka huun apni nazron se
main chhupna chahta huun us ke thaile men
jahan cigarette hain machis hai
jo us ka haal maazi aur mustaqbil!
ajab ladki hai
aae to khushi ki tarah aati hai
use mujh se mohabbat hai
ki shayad mujh men bhi bad-surati hai us ke hathon kii!