THE FOLLOWING POEM WAS SELECTED IN WINGWORD POETRY PRIZE 2023 LONGLIST.

Mausam garma vo tuluu-e-aaftab baad-e-saba, vo inayat ho tum.

Do-pehar me javidan justajoo ho tumhari, ye riwayat hai hamari.

Haazir hoti ho, jab jab dil chahe tumhara.

Behad-e-intezaar me masroof hun yun tumhare.

Zaahir hai, ki tumhe mualoom nahi meri iss talab ke baare.

Saba-e-afreen,

Tabdeel na ho, na ho tarz-e-khiram vo tumhare.

Yun aati ho dil-e-zaar kiye hai.

Dua hai jo iss dafa aao to yun mukhtasar na ana.

Be-adab, tum haazir hogi, jab jab dil chahega tumhara.

Bethe hum masruf honge tumhare intezaar me, uss justajoo me.

Voh saba ho, voh inayat ho tum.