hai dhakela pahle apne se sitamgar ki taraf
la rahe hain ab wo khanjar ko mere sar ki taraf

apni marzi se hue the na-muqaddar ki taraf
dasht-zad ab daudte hain kyon samundar ki taraf

chand lamhe wo zara ghaeb hua manzar se aur
aankh utthi hi nahin dobara manzar ki taraf

apne andar jhankna aasan ho jata agar
aankh jo bahar khuli hai khulti andar ki taraf

is guman mein hi bhanwar ki zad se main nikla nahin
tu bachane aaega jaise samundar ki taraf

us ke dil se main nikal kar aise aaya tujh talak
koi be-ghar jaise jata hai kisi ghar ki taraf

mubtala hun aaj-kal main aisi tanhai mein dost
raat bhar hun dekhta diwar aur dar ki taraf

dil se tere jaane ka khatka nahin jata hai aur
mera dhyan ab jata rahta hai isi dar ki taraf

ye bhi mumkin hai dobara hathon mein na aaun main
tum khudara mat uchhaalo mujh ko upar ki taraf

hath mein khanjar liye kahte hain shokhi se mujhe
apna sar chup-chap le kar aa ja khanjar ki taraf

kaenat aisa hai wo aur hun zamin ke jaisa main
khinchta hai wo mujhe 'kaunain' mehwar ki taraf