Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai by Jameel Gulrays

Nafrat ka zehar ghul chuka hai
Bat chuke hai'n bewaqoof bhi aqalmand bhi

Andhera gehra hi hota jaa raha hai
Raushni ke hai'n saare raaste bund bhi

Tum Hindu ho, main Musalmaan hu'n
Tum zaalim ho main mazloom hu'n

Yahi fikar bikhar rahi hai chaar soo
Warna tum dayaluu ho main bhi masoom hu'n

Drained kis qaum mein nahi'n hote
Mazhab insaaniyat ka sabaq sikhata hai

Lekin aadmi bad-zaat hai
Dharam ka paath har baar bhool jaata hai

Departmental Store Mein by Parveen Shakir

" pearl ka natural pink,
Revolon ka hand lotion
Elizabeth Arden ka blush on bhi,
Medora mein phir nail polish ka koi naya shade aaya hai ?
Mere iss Banafshi dupattey se milti huii
Rim mel mein lipstick mile gi ?
Haa'n, woh Tulip ka shampoo bhi dijiye ga
Yaad aaya
Kuch roz pehle jo tweezer liya tha, woh bilkul bekaar nikla
Doosra dijiye g !
Zara bill bana dijiye !"

" Arre ! Woh jo kone mein ek scent rakha hua hai
Dikhaye'n zara
Isse test kar ke tau dekhu'n
( khudaya! Khudaya!
Yeh khushboo tau uss ki pasandeeda khushboo rahi hai
Sada uss ke malboos se phoot'tii thi ! )"

" zara iss ki qeemat bata de'n !
Iss qadar !!
Achcha, yu'n kijiye
Baaqi cheeze'n kabhi aur le jaoo'n gi
Aaj tau sirf  iss scent ko pack kar dijiye !"

Bulawaa by Parveen Shakir

Main ne saari umar
Kisi mandir mein qadam nahin rakha
Lekin jab se
Teri dua mein
Mera naam shareek hua hai
Tere ho'nto'n ki jumbish par
Mere ander ki daasi ke ujley tann mein
Ghantiya'n bajtii rehti hai'n !

Aye Ramz Bhari Raat by Parveen Shakir

Jis subah ki awaz mein baarish ki Khanak ho
Uss din ka badan dekhiye sur kaise hua ho
Jis shaam ke maathey pe khile wasl ka taara
Uss raat ke iqraar ki kya soorate'n ho'n gi

Aye bedd bhare din mere
Aye ramz bhari raat

Yeh maah gazeeda'h, mehar gazeeda'h dil-e-vahshi
Phir kaun se jaadoo ke asar mein hai giraftaar
Barsat mein jalte huye jungle ke kinare
Kis qaaf ke baashinde se thehri hai mulaaqat !

Khud-kalaamii by Parveen Shakir

Yu'n lagta hai
Jaise mere gird-o-pesh ke log
Ek aur hi boli bolte hai'n
Woh wavelength
Jis par mera aur un ka raabta qayem tha
Kisi aur kurey mein chali gaii
Ya meri lughat matrook huii
Ya unn ka muhavara aur hua
Mere lafz mujhe jis raste par le jaate hai'n
Uss raste ke maa'nii ke liye
Unn ki farhang juda hai
Main lafzo'n ki taqdees ki khatir chupp hu'n
Aur meri saari guftugu
Deewar se ya tanhaii se ya apne saaye se mumkin hai
Mujhe darr uss pul se lagta hai
Jab khud mein sukadte sukadte
Main apne aap se baate'n karne waali
Frequency bhi bhula du'n
Aur ek din
May Day May Day" karti reh jaoo'n !

Qurutt-ul-ain Haider by Parveen Shakir

Jeevan zehar ko math kar amrit nikalne waali mohini
Bhara pyala haatho'n mein liye pyasi baithi hai
Waqt ka rahuu ghoo'nt pe ghoo'nt bhare jaata hai
Devi be-bas dekh rahi hai !
Pyas se bekal hai-------- aur chup hai !
Aisi pyas ke jaise
Uss ke saato'n janam ki jeebh yeh kaa'ntey gade rahe ho'n
Saagar uss ka janam bhawan
Aur jal ko uss se bair
Ret pe chalte chalte ab tau jalne lage pairr !
Ret bhi aisi, jis ki chamak se,
Aankhen jhulas gaii hai'n
Tayyab rizq ki dua qubool huii aakhir
Aab-e-zar se naam likhe jaane ki tamanna bhi bar aaii----lekin
Pyasi aatma sona kaise pii le ?
Ek sansar ko raushni baa'ntne waala sooraj
Apne burj ki taareeki ko
Kis naakhun se cheele
Shaam aate aate kaali deewar phir oonchii ho jaati hai ! 

Maargazeedah

Masoomiyat aur hamaqat mein pal bhar ka faasla hai!
Meri basti mein pichli barsat ke baad
Ek aisi aa'saab shikan khushboo phaili hai
Jis ke asar se
Mere qabeele ke saare zeerak afraad
Apni apni aankhon ki jhilli matiyali kar baithe hai'n
Saada loh tau pehle hi
Sarkando'n aur chambeli ke jhaado'n ke paas
Be-sudh paaye jaate thay
Dahan ke ander ghulte hi
Neem ke patto'n ka yu'n barg-e-gulab ho jaana tau majboori thi
Hairat tau iss baat pe hai ke
Aak ke paudo'n ki maujudgi ke ba-wasaf,
Waar is-e-tasneem-o-kausar
Aisi lu'aab aalood mithas ko aab-e-hayat samajh baithe hai'n
Masoomiyat aur hamaqat mein pal bhar ka faasla hai !