mahaul se jaise ki ghutan hone lagi hai
be-kaifiyati uzw-e-badan hone lagi hai

kuchh farq sa mahsus nahin sham-o-sahar mein
uthne ke tasawwur se thakan hone lagi hai

mafqud hui khunki-e-ehsas nazar se
sabzon ko bhi dekhe se jalan hone lagi hai

kuchh us se gila bhi hai kuchh apni bhi khataen
yun us ke tasawwur se chubhan hone lagi hai

hassas bhi imroz tabiat se zyaada
aur tez bhi kuchh bu-e-saman hone lagi hai

pahle bhi teri baat hi markaz thi sukhan ka
ab yaad teri sarf-e-sukhan hone lagi hai

ai 'taj' tere ek nasheman ke hasad mein
aa dekh ki takhrib-e-chaman hone lagi hai