shurua din se kisi sitare ki ungliyon mein qalam nahin hai
siyah shab ke qadim kaghaz pe koi suraj raqam nahin hai

main dasht-e-wahshat mein raqs karta to mujh pe shayad ye raaz khulta
khirad hai muhtaj-e-ab-o-dana junun asir-e-shikam nahin hai

wo ek samundar hai be-misali mein chand qatron ka ek sawali
wo kam se kam bhi ata jo kar de bahut hai mujh ko wo kam nahin hai

tumhaari aankhon ka kya karun main tumhaare zehnon ko kya kahun main
tabah raaton ka dukh hai tum ko bujhe charaghon ka gham nahin hai

main raushni ke chamakte shanon pe panw rakh kar guzar raha hun
falak hai mere safar ki manzil zamin zer-e-qadam nahin hai

hamare rone se us ka dil jo nahin pasija to kya shikayat
ki jis se ponchhe the hum ne aansu wo aastin bhi to nam nahin hai

main is se pahle bhi kohsaron mein apna rasta bana chuka hun
nae pahadon se kah do ja kar ye mera pahla janam nahin hai

hamari kashti ke ek chappu pe ya-mohammad likha hua hai
hamari kashti se par pae kisi samundar mein dam nahin hai

na koi girya na kuchh taghaful jo tutna hai to tut jae
hamari sanson ki dor hai ye tumhaare sar ki qasam nahin hai