gharonday ki Khaaki

jo gharonday ki Khaaki ki taraf maail ho kar
jo sa’ubat ke muN moRne se Ghaafil ho kar

jo falak teen honay pe do chaar agar ho jaae
jo Khabar dard ki sunnay se bekaar ho jaae

jo zabeehat ki faraawaani se ghayal ho kar
jo qabaahat ki zabardasti ka qaail ho kar

jo himaqat ke baRhnay ka Ghum kho beThay
jo shikayat ke thamnay ka zaKhm ro beThay

jo zara der may raat ke sunnaTay ke sunnaTay may
jo baRay shauq se ghabraae shub-e-ghabrahaT se.

riveting of soul

the deathening silence, the over-arting stream of
blue dots, pale shards, crimson peals of tasteless

buds that pulsate and mortify: this is how regular
vision gets its irregular thrust and non-monotone

rhythm; the heathening silence, the over-balming
stream of blue dots, pale shards, crimson peals

of tasteless buds that mortate and pulsify: this is
then the riveting of soul and its firmamenting.

peeChe agar moR ka humdum tha to aagay bhi hai
saahil ka dehakta hua Ghubaar. peeChe agar Dar

ki hikayat ka sahara tha to aagay hai sehra ke do
ruKh, aik namkeen or doosra pheeka. peeChe agar

muThThi bhar imkaan ke saaya ki heek thi to aagay
hai aarzoo ki umanDti huee, simaTti huee pukaar.