kyuN mahkeN gulaab aaNkhoN meN

kyuN mahkeN gulaab aaNkhoN meN
ham ne rakhe haiN Khvaab aaNkhoN meN

dekho ham ek savaal karte haiN
likh kar rakhnaa javaab aaNkhoN meN

us meN Khatraa hai Duub jaane kaa
jhaaNkiye mat janaab aaNkhoN meN

kabhii aaNkheN kitaab meN gum haiN
kabhii gum hai kitaab aaNkhoN meN

ko’ii rahtaa thaa raat din “Alvi”
inhii Khaanaa-Kharaab aaNkhoN meN

(Khaanaa-Kharaab : ruined)

Muhammad Alvi