mazaar-e-be-bunyaad

jub pahaaR ke peeChe heek ho mauj-e-toofaN ki
jub neend rooh-e-sehr ki KhwahaaN ho raat bhar

to mazaar-e-be-bunyaad se pheNkay huay kuCh
tukRoN se utna hee mustafeed hoga bhaNwraa

ke jitni gehraai ka haamil hai waaiz ki bachkana
laffaazi. jub neend rooh-e-sehr ki KhwahaaN ho

raat bhar to pahaaR ki soch mauj-e-toofaN ke
siwa aur kaheeN na bhaTke gi. aur jub waaiz

ki laffazi-e-be-bunyaad ka pol khul hi chuka hai
to aql ka taqaaza yehi he ke boseeda lashoN ke

Dher me usay bhi baRi nafaasat baRay ehtamaam
ke saath ik bachkaana kafan may gaaR diya jaae.

The sum of all errors

The sum of all errors reduces to a big fat sigma
Over tau, a regal parading of forgotten greek
Identities giving vent to historical remissions
And elliptical omissions. And thus it sits so far.

The sum of all errors reduces to known figurines
Circumambulating the dry museum air closed to
Curious eyes wanting to know the sliver of the
Glint of the shiny sheen. And thus it sits so far.

The sum of all errors reduces to coward words
And fleeting symbols wowing at their reflections
And preening for want of a better word or symbol
at the edge of their reflections. And thus it sits so far.