chand ne muskura kar kaha
dosto

qissa-e-dard chhede sar-e-rah kaun
phir bhi tare musir the

ki hum aaj ki shab sunenge
wahi an-suni dastan

der tak chand socha kiya
dur aafaq ki samt dekha kiya

aur taron ki aankhen chhalakti rahin
raat ke daman-e-tar ko

aahista aahista
lamhon ka thanda lahu

jazb ho ho ke rangin karta raha
na-gahan ek nadida zarrin raqam

dast-e-simin badha aur ufuq-ta-ufuq
ek jumbish mein khinche hazaron karodon talai khutut

dub kar rah gae shab ke sare nuqut
chashm-e-afaq se

awwalin qatra-e-dard tapka
kisi barg-e-nau-khez par

aks-e-anjam rukhsar-e-aghaz par