khujuron ke pedon se thoda sa upar
jawan mustaid chand

tanha khada
mere ghar mere shahr ki pahra-dari mein masruf tha

chand ki narm doshiza kirnen
mere waste nind ka jal sa bun rahi thin

achanak fazaon mein anqarib chikhe
zamin ki taraf bhuki chilon ki manind jhapte

jhapatte rahe
zaman-o-makan ek lamhe pe aa kar thahar se gae

usi ek lamhe ne sari faza par
kisi budhi bewa ki chadar uda di

ki jis mein faqat maut ki hasraten thin
aur agle hi lamhe ne badh kar sada di

ye lamha jo hum se bichhad kar gira hai
hamara nahin tha