Thursday, June 15, 2006

Mohammad Alvi's Nazm: Kaun?























Mohammad Alvi is a leading modernist Urdu poet who has won
Sahitya Akademi award. Read his verse Kaun?

Kaun?
Kabhii dil ke andhe ku.nve me.n paRaa chiiKhtaa hai
Kabhii dauRte khuun me.n tairtaa duubtaa hai
Kabhii haddiyon ki surango.n me.n batti jalaa kar yu.n hii ghuumtaa hai
Kabhii kaan me.n aa ke chupke se kehta hai 'Tuu ab talak jii raha hai?
' BaRa be-hayaa hai Mere jism me.n kaun hai ye
Muhammad Alvi