yeh mera khuda nahiN hay...

yeh mera khuda nahiN hay…

foxa2
........................and before that
that furtive fleeing exchange
of the infant's future parents

(forget the rites
moon, youth, urge, zest
testosterone)

noah tsunamis
chromosome misfits
trisomy 21
pilot's target practicing
on innocent civilians
balochistan, cambodia
vietnam, iraq, new york

famines, droughts
avian 'flu
legionnaire's disease
hiv aids

theek hay Khuda ka
lOg naaM laitay haiN
......................laikin
yeh mera khuda nahin hay

why invoke God?
gawd! which god?
GWB's or OBL's?
the Pope's or Sharon's
yours or mine?
this is our inheritance
only we can tackle them

ghalat mut samajhna mujh ko dost
yeh Khuda hay na Bhagwaan na God
.......................kisi ka

khuda kay lyay khuda ka
choRhdo peecha, yeh duniya
yeh mas'a'lay humaray haiN
srif hum ko hee nibutt na hay
.......................in say