khala ki manzil-e-payab ka pata bhi main
aur apne aap mein ek be-karan khala bhi main

faza ke sine mein betab shorishen mujh se
dil-e-wajud ki ek aah-e-na-rasa bhi main

main apni shakh-e-khamida ka barg-e-shorida
shajar ka jism bhi main jism se juda bhi main

tere wajud ke idrak tak pahunchti hui
yaqin ki gunj bhi main wahm ki hawa bhi main

mujhi se fikr-o-nazar ke sanam-kade raushan
aur apne aap ko ab tak na pa saka bhi main

jamal-e-subh-e-sukun sham-e-iztirab ka rang
sukut-e-zard bhi main surkhi-e-sada bhi main

wara-e-fahm hai mere tazad ka aalam
ki nok-e-khar bhi main aur barahna-pa bhi main

mere sitam ki kharashen mere hi chehre par
awadh ki sham bhi main aur hiroshima bhi main

mere junun ke karishme meri riya ke tilism
ki wietnam bhi main aur genewa bhi main

ba-qaul-e-shair-e-mashriq main apna qatil-e-jaan
hawa-e-tund bhi main barg-e-be-nawa bhi main

zawal-e-adam-e-khaki ki ibtida mujh se
aur us ki azmat-e-paiham ka irtiqa bhi main

mujhi ko chhu na saki 'darwin' ki hadd-e-guman
aur aaj khalwat-e-mahtab tak rasa bhi main

mujhe to jaise wo an-dekha rasta na laga
khala ke jada-e-manus par chala bhi main

fana ki mauj meri ruh ke makan se khajil
asir-e-waqt bhi main waqt se wara bhi main

hisar-e-jism ke diwar-o-baam mein mahbus
hudun-e-kaun-o-makan se guzar gaya bhi main

gada-e-nutq bhi main khaliq-e-azal ke huzur
aur apne dard ki aawaz ka khuda bhi main

mere sharara-e-fan se hai raushni har su
aur apne shoala-e-ehsas mein jala bhi main

zaban-e-harf ki sehr-afriniyan mujh se
lab-e-khayal ki taqrir-e-be-sada bhi main

main us ki soch ka ek shahkar bhi 'khawar'
aur us ke shauq ka dilchasp hadisa bhi main