to aisa kyun nahin kahte
ki ye sapne hi mere karb ke zamin hain un ke hi sabab se main

jhulaste reg-zaron mein barahna-pa bhatakta hun
inhi parchhaiyon ko jism dene ki tamanna mujh se aasaish ka har lamha

maze ki nind aasabi sukun sab chhin leti hai
yahi wo zahr hai jis ne

mere khun ke namak ko nim ke ras mein badal dala
to aisa kyun nahin kahte

ki main sapnon ke is arzang ko
suraj ki jalti bhattiyon mein phenk dun sab kuchh jala dalun

kisi langar-shikasta naw ki manind dhaare par rawan ho jaun
har ek mauj ke hamrah dubun aur ubhar aaun

to aisa kyun na kar pae
wo jo kuchh mera hissa tha

mera wirsa tha
mujh se chhin lete aur mujhe jangal ke behis ped ki manind uga dete

jo har mausam ke hamrah apna pairahan badalta hai
hawa ke jhonke dete hain ijazat jis taraf badhne ki badhta hai

zamin ki narmiyon ko dekh kar apni jaden paiwast karta hai
magar tum ye na kar pae

mera wirsa na mujh se chhin pae aur wo pahla shakhs jis ne sab se pahla khwab dekha tha
abhi tak mujh mein zinda hai

to aisa kyun nahin karte
unhi sapnon unhi parchhaiyon ko jism de dalo

jinhen ek jism dene ki tamanna mujh se aasaish ka har lamha
maze ki nind aasabi sukun sab chhin leti hai