Hiding pain

apne andar hansta hun main aur bahut sharmata hun khuun bhi thuka sach-much thuka aur ye sab chalaki thi...

ek aisa bhi vaqt hota hai muskurahaT bhi aah hoti hai...

tasvir ke do rukh hain jaan aur gham-e-jaanan ik naqsh chhupana hai ik naqsh dikhana hai...

aur to paas mire hijr mein kya rakkha hai ik tire dard ko pahlu mein chhupa rakkha hai...

tum itna jo muskura rahe ho kya gham hai jis ko chhupa rahe ho...

rah gai zindagi dard ban ke dard dil mein chhupaae chhupaae...

ahbab ko de raha hun dhoka chehre pe khushi saja raha hun...

barbad kar diya hamein pardes ne magar maan sab se kah rahi hai ki beTa maze mein hai...

us ne achchha hi kiya haal na puchha dil ka bhaDak uThta to ye shoala na dabaya jaata...

isi khayal se palkon pe ruk gae aansu tiri nigah ko shayad subut-e-gham na mile...