Hindustani Poetry: Baba

Ek mazboot peid ke tana sa
bahut kam dikhta ruhaansa.
Ungli pakad ke sambhaalna
har haal main kuch bhi ho jaaye bus behlaana.
Maayoos dekh nahi sakta
kya kuch nhi kar guzarta.
Ek dhaal jo har buri shay se bachaaye
kitna aham zindigi main itna damdaar kya raub haaye.
Bolta kam hai
karta zyada hai.
Maujoodgi ek zaroorat
maafi mil jaati karo koi bhi sharaarat.
Khamoshiyon main gehraayeeyaan
dooriyon main bhi nazdeeqeeyaan.
Laadh pyaar inki fitrut
honay se hoti hai burqut.
Kuch daant dete
kuch to kuch bhi nahin kehte.
Aankhon main sirf shafqat
aas paas hon to koi hoti nahin diqqat.
Ek alag hee dabdaba
koi shaher ho ya qasba.
Zaroori jaise reel ki haddi
bacchey inke liye unke gudda guddi.
Kisi ke liye khuda kisi ke liye aankh ka kaata
na hon to lagey sannata.
Baap baap hee rahega koi jagah na le sakey
khushnaseeb hain woh log jinpar inka saaya rahey.