musalsal ashk-bari kar raha tha
main apni aabiyari kar raha tha

mujhe wo khwab phir se dekhna tha
main khud pe nind tari kar raha tha

kai din tak tha meri dastaras mein
main ab dariya ko jari kar raha tha

mujhe ruk ruk ke panchhi dekhte the
main patthar par sawari kar raha tha

guzarna tha bahut mushkil udhar se
daricha chand-mari kar raha tha

koi atom tha mere jism-o-jaan mein
main jis ki tab-kari kar raha tha

safine sab ke sab gharqab kar ke
samundar aah-o-zari kar raha tha

mujhe fitrat bhi ghisti ja rahi thi
main khud bhi reg-mari kar raha tha

meri duty thi khemon ki hifazat
magar main aab-dari kar raha tha

sitare timtimana ruk gae the
main phir akhtar-shumari kar raha tha

mujhe bhidna tha kis wahshi se lekin
main kis pagal se yari kar raha tha

bahut se kaam karne the 'liyaqat'
jinhen main bari bari kar raha tha