Kahani Ek Raat Ki

sun raha hun der se dhimi si dastak ki sada

kaun hoga is andheri raat mein

hoga koi

ajnabi rahi ki dastak to nahin

jo kisi pur-haul sae ke lapakte qahqahe ki gunj se

bach ke aa nikla hai mere KHana-e-tarik tak

waqai wahshat-zada hoga agar rahi koi

is qadar mohtat si aawaz kyun

is qadar dhimi si chap

nim ki shaKHon ke pichhe uf ye kaunde ki lapak

aur uDte abr-paron ki garaj

tez-rau aandhi ke qadmon ki ye bhaari aahaTen

tez barish ke hain aasar-e-muhib

bhig jaega koi

band darwaze ko ab to khol dena chahiye

jaane phir ye kaun apni saKHt banhon mein

jakaDta hai mujhe

jaane kyun ruk ruk gae mere azaem ke qadam

kaun hai is hajla-e-tarik mein mere siwa

jaanta hun mashriqi ruKH par tipai ke qarib

sham ko jalta raha aahista bosida charagh

ab wahan tak ja sakunga kis tarah

saebanon se pighalti be-karan zulmat ki rau

baDh gai hai toD kar sare hudud

chiKH kar kis ko pukarun kis ko main aawaz dun

nim ki larzida shaKHon mein garajta hai ufuq

shor baDhta ja raha hai kya karun

aur wo dastak ki dhimi si sada

ghaaliban ta-hashr ubhregi nahin

kya bhayanak raat hai