wo sar se panw talak chahaton mein duba tha
wo shakhs kya tha mohabbat ka istiara tha

na chand tha na sitara na phul tha na dhanak
wo phir bhi husn ki duniya mein ek izafa tha

mujhe pata hi nahin kab wo lafz-e-kun ban kar
mere wajud ke diwar-o-dar mein gunja tha

ajib baat hai dekha na tha kisi ne use
ajib baat hai ghar ghar usi ka charcha tha

kisi se koi gharaz thi na koi aas us ko
wo sari bhid se kat kar akela rahta tha

samundaron se thi gahrai us ki sochon mein
wo apni zat mein ek kaenat jita tha

'khumar' nam ke shair se mil chuka hun main
udasiyon ke ghane jangalon mein rahta tha