sham hote hi ghar mujh se chhota pad jata hai
main raston ki bad-dua par nikla hun

jahan aankhon ko chehre kamane se fursat nahin
lagta hai tanhai mujh se ub gai hai

sansen maili ho rahi thin
mitti ne mujhe phul bana diya

khushbu hawa ki dost ho jae
to be-range log rang rang ki baaten

karte hi hain
(wo khwah kitne bhi chhote ho jaen

achchha mausam in par kabhi pura nahin aata)
bad-zabanon ko malum nahin

uryani sirf aankhon par jachti hai
main zamin par gira hua chand hun

qadmon se pahle diwar mujhe phalang rahi hai
munder par dhara charagh mujh se ziyaada raushan hai!

main bhi to main hun
ek gunah ke ewaz apna sari nekiyan

kharch kar baithta hun
khamoshi ke khali badan mein

koi dhun mujhe gungunati rahti hai
udasi aur kahan rahe

kash khuda mujhe dekh raha ho!