jahaa.N gaaye the Khushiyo.n ke taraane

muqaddar dekhiye roye vahii.n par

hu_e masjid se gum juute hamaare

jahaa.N se paaye the, khoye vahii.n par

rail ke Dibbe me.n ye qissaa huaa

ek bachchaa zor se rone lagaa

maa.N ne samajhaane kii koshish kii bahot

us ko bahalaane kii koshish kii bahot

thak ke aaKhir loriiyaa.N gaane lagii

bijaliyaa.N kaano par barasaane lagii

das minute tak loriiyaa.N jab vo gaa chukii

til-milaa kar bol uThaa ek aadamii

"Behanjii, itanaa karam ab kiijiiye

aap is bachche ko rone diijiiye!"

jis din huaa paThaan ke murGe kaa intaqaal

daavat kii maulavii kii tab aayaa use Khayaal

murdaar murG kii hu_ii mullaah ko jab Khabar

saaraa badan sulag uThaa, Gaalib huaa jalaal

kahane lage khilaaoge mam gosht?

tum ko nahii.n zaraa bhii shariyat ka kuchh Khayaal

murdaar Gosht to shariyat me.n hai haraam

jab tak na zibaah kiijiye, hotaa nahii.n halaal

fatavaa jab apanaa maulavii saahab sunaa chuke

jhunjhalaa ke Khan ne kiyaa tab un se ye sawaal

kaisii hai aap kii ye shariyat bataaiiye

ba.nde ko kar diyaa hai Khudaa se bhii baa-kamaal

allaah jis ko maar de, ho jaaye vo haraam

bande ke haath jo mare, ho jaaye vo halaal

[mushaayaro.n me.n police vaalo.n kii 'duty' lagatii hai

aur vo ghar jaate jaate Khud shaayar ban jaate hai.n. Is

mauzuu par ek sher]

raftaa raftaa har police vaale ko shaayar kar diyaa

mahafil-e-sher-o-suKhan me.n bhej kar sarakaar ne

ek qaidii subah ko phaa.Nsii lagaa kar mar gayaa

raat bhar Gazale.n sunaa_ii.n us ko thaanedaar ne

ek shaam kisii bazm me.n juute jo kho gaye,

ham ne kahaa bataa_iiye ghar kaise jaaye.nge

kahane lage ke sher sunaate raho yuu.N hii

ginate nahii.n banenge abhii itane aaye.nge

bolaa dukaan-daar ke kyaa chaahiye tumhe.n?

jo bhii kahoge merii dukaan par vo paa_oge

mai.n ne kahaa ke kutte ke khaane kaa 'cake' hai?

bolaa yahii.n pe khaa_oge yaa.N leke jaaoge?