Saleem Shahzad

"aag bhi barsi darakhton par vahin kaal basti men jahan paani ka tha"

"vahm o khirad ke maare hain shayad sab log dekh raha huun shishe ke ghar charon or"

"hava ki zad men patte ki tarah tha vo ik zakhmi parinde ki tarah tha"

"zard patte men koi nuqta-e-sabz apne hone ka pata kaafi hai"

"baton men hai us ki zahr thoDa thoDa sa maza sharab jaisa"

"an-kahi kah an-suni baten suna rah gaya jo kuchh bhi socha soch le"

havaa ki zad mein patte ki tarah thaa
vo ik zakhmi parinde ki tarah thaa

an-kahi kah an-suni baatein sunaa
rah gayaa jo kuchh bhi sochaa soch le

zard patte mein koi nuqta-e-sabz
apne hone kaa pataa kaafi hai

baaton mein hai us ki zahr thoDaa
thoDaa saa mazaa sharaab jaisaa

use pataa hai ki rukti nahin hai chhaanv kabhi
to phir vo abr ko kyuun saaebaan samajhtaa hai

aag bhi barsi darakhton par vahin
kaal basti mein jahaan paani kaa thaa