damakta hai sar-e-nok-e-sinan koi sitara
hamara ham-nafas ya ham-zaban koi sitara

hamari hijraton ka khatma mumkin nahin hai
hamare sath hai be-khanuman koi sitara

faqat aankhen charaghon ki tarah se jal rahi hain
kisi ki dastaras mein hai kahan koi sitara

hum apni khoj mein jis markaze ko ja rahe hain
abhi pahuncha na ho shayad wahan koi sitara

hamare har taraf jo raat ne khincha hua hai
usi ek daere mein hai rawan koi sitara

ajab kya mashalen le kar hamara muntazir ho
pas-e-diwar-e-shab girya-kunan koi sitara

kisi ki chashm-e-tar se be-muhaba jhankta hai
samundar ki tarah se be-karan koi sitara

jahan zor-e-hawa kashti ulatna chahta hai
wahin thame hue hai baadban koi sitara

wo raqs-e-marg hai lamhon ki nabzen tutti hain
magar is raqs mein hai khush-guman koi sitara

zamin to panw se 'athar' nikalti ja rahi hai
sanbhaale ab zamam-e-asman koi sitara