aagahi ka dukh tum kya jaano
kis aziyyat se guzarna padta hai

jab is ke sanp
gale mein lipat jate hain

aur bhinchte hain
sansen ruk jati hain

bar bar phunkarte aur daste hain
subh-o-sham raat-din

un ka zahr rag-o-pai mein utar jata hai
mere lahu mein sarayat karta hai

main tutti phutti rahti hun
kanch ki tarah

ret ki tarah
khankhanati hui mitti ki tarah

meri nas nas se lahu bahta hai
sham hi se mere bistar par aasan jama lete hain

mujhe sone nahin dete
karwat karwat mujhe daste hain

lekin ye sanp main ne khud
apne lahu se pale hain

apne wajud ke andar
'shakeb' 'sarwat' aur ‘sara’ ne bhi pale the

unhen bhi nind nahin aati thi
aakhir-e-kar wo rail ki patri par ja kar

mithi nind so gae
shayad ye

rail ki sitiyon se bahut darte hain
rail ki patri ko par nahin kar pate