jalne lage khala mein hawaon ke naqsh-e-pa
suraj ka hath sham ki gardan pe ja pada

chhat par pighal ke jam gai khwabon ki chandni
kamre ka dard hanpte sayon ko kha gaya

bistar mein ek chand tarasha tha lams ne
us ne utha ke chae ke cup mein dubo diya

har aankh mein thi tutte lamhon ki tishnagi
har jism pe tha waqt ka saya pada hua

dekha tha sab ne dubne wale ko dur dur
pani ki ungliyon ne kinare ko chhu liya

aaegi raat munh pe siyahi male hue
rakh dega din bhi hath mein kaghaz phata hua