lafz taswiren banate tere honton se uthe the lekin
dekhte dekhte tahlil hue

un ki hiddat meri rag rag mein rawan thi so rahi
phir tere hathon ka lams aise mulaem alfaz

teri aankhon ki chamak raushan o mubham alfaz
aur wo lafz jo lafzon mein nihan rahte hain

aur wo lafz ki izhaar ke muhtaj nahin
phir bhi hain un ke liye gosh-bar-awaz sabhi

un ke hamraaz sabhi
sab sune main ne magar aakhir-e-kar

sabhi tahlil hue
lafz phir rup badal kar mere dil mein larze

shauq-e-izhaar mein be-tab hue
lafz izhaar mein surat hi badal lete hain

jaane kya baat thi kya samjhe log
har koi apne hi lafzon mein magan

har koi apne hi ras-rang mein gum
har koi apne hi aahang mein gum

aur phir lafz ki rahte hain gurezan khud se
kaun sunta hai unhen? kaun samajhta hai unhen?

jaane kya baat thi kya tu ne suni
apne izhaar pe nadim tha pasheman tha main

apni hi baat pe hairan tha main
phir meri baat bhi tahlil hui

jaise tu bhul gai jaise jahan bhul gaya
aur ab main hun wo ek lafz-e-gharib

koi puchhe bhi to chup rahta hun