Agha* Ki Khidmat MaiN

lackluster remains of shadowless night
tossing turns and twists of blissless night

probing peace riding quiet of crest
alluvium facing fearless fight

cuddling in the halo of fireplace
glowing warmth in the smokeless light

a thousand and one nos are negated
by a smiling nod and noiseless ‘(I)…might’

in the calm consequence of consumed love
slacking, spent, supine, shiftless sight

roof, decanter, doodh patti, a good read, and
conversation takes to a painless height

before their sly disinformation
‘ven your kitchen knife is of boundless might

aspire for neither a cup* nor a bowl*
fakir’s kashkaul* provides endless light

minarets and bazaars call temporal
but your smile ‘verwhelms a clueless knight.