samundaron ki nil-gun faza-e-ab mein bhi raqs kar chuka hun bar-ha mere liye koi ufuq ye aasman ki wusaten bhi ajnabi nahin main in mein saikdon, hazaron zindagi ke git aatishin dhunon mein ga chuka kisi ko dhund hi raha tha, kaun jaane kis ko dhundhta tha main hazar bar dhundhta raha hun jis ko mausamon ke madd-o-jazr mein magar na pa saka sitare dubne lage aur aandhiyon ki shiddaten habab ban ke rah gain kisi ko dhund hi raha tha main sahar ki narm narm shabnamin fazaon mein ki aap aa gain, aur aa ke chha gain samundar aur aasman ki be-karan khalaon mein hazaron dastanen bahr-e-nilgun ki chashm-e-naz mein liye hue hazaron mahr-o-mah ki tajalliyon ka jism aaina bana hua main soch hi raha tha, lahren nabz-e-kaenat to nahin ki ek lahr utthi jis ki barhami ke samne meri tamam quwwaten habab ban ke rah gain kanar-e-ab ek pal main dekhte hi dekhte main phir pada hua tha ret par mere badan ki ret ka har ek zarra ek aaina tha aur jaane kitne aaftab jagmaga rahe the mere jism par hazar main gunahgar hun to kya ye mera jism khak-o-khun ka imtizaj hi sahi hazar main gunah-gar hun to kya ye zalzale ye aandhiyan ye barq o aatish o sharar mere mizaj hi sahi magar sukun pa ke jab bhi shadman hua hun gunguna utha hun muskura diya hun mere is aahani mahal ke aastan pe aasman ki jannaten bhi sajda-rez ho gain agar nahin hain nariyal ke sae sath-e-ab par to kya hua magar bahut hi dur aa chuke hain sahilon ko chhod kar uthao langar aur baadban khol do hawaen tez hain to kya ye lahren shoala-rez hain to kya uthao langar aur baadban khol do main jaanta hun khub jaanta hun ek kaenat aur bhi hai mawara-e-kaenat baras raha hai amrit aasman se chandni ke rup mein zamin zamin ki kaenat ke liye numu hai dhup mein magar ye barg ye samar ye gulsitan baghair rang ke to kuchh nahin sitare dubne lage to kya ye lahren shoala-rez hain to kya utho aur uth ke kashtiyon ke baadban khol do ye kaun kahta hai ki lahron ka khuda koi nahin ye lahren khub jaanti hain sahilon ka rasta