Shaeri Mat Karo

kanTon ke taj chuno

ya

jab sach ki rah chalo

lafzon ke pech-o-tab mein ullu na bano

shaeri mat karo!

moTe-jhoTe yajmanon ki jhiDkiyan hon

ya kahil riya-kar afsaron ka phaTkaren

ya phir

dubli-patli diq-zada biwiyon ke tane hon

ya tota-chashm ayyar rut badli

mahbubaon ki jhuTi muskurahaTen

KHamosh raho

har shai ko

qudarat ka karishma samjho

par KHuda ke liye

bhagwan ke liye

shaitan ke liye

shaeri mat karo

manzar pas-manzar

KHamosh hota hai

peD sakit khaDe rahte hain

patte hilte hain

par na uDte hain

kahin dur se rail ki siTiyan ubharti hain

aur nazdik ke race-kors se

bhagte tezabi ghoDon ki Tapon se ziyaada

nau-dolatiye gadhon ki chiKH-o-pukar se

kan phaTne lagte hain

har kahin kanon ko

rui mayassar nahin aati hai

kam-az-kam

aankhen mund lo

(ye tumhaare bas mein hai)

andhiyare mein aawazen zail ho jaengi

zehn ke kale parde par

koi taswir nahin ubhregi

kanon mein

koi aawaz nahin aaegi

gunge bahre andhe ho jao

shaeri mat karo

aur andhiyare mein dur talak dekhte jao

der talak

be-subh-o-sham

be-jism-o-jaan

aakash aasman

dekhte jao

shayad isi lamhe

ya kal parson

ya sadiyan guzar jaane ke baad

zamin uD jaane

aasman bikhar jaane ke baad

har shai ke mar jaane ke baad

dhul simaT jaegi

dhund miTegi

andhiyare mein chaaron jaanib

aaina ubhrega

kanon mein nuqrai ghanTiyon ke maddham naghmon

ki sharabon ka nashsha gunjega

chaaron samt sunahri safed moti

sa chamakta chehra ubhrega

chaaron jaanib sar-sugandh ki malaen

lahraengi

nit-naweli sada ki doshiza

shaeri ki palki par sawar aaegi

mujh ko

dur bides le jaegi