le jao darakhton ko le jao
mere kis kaam ke ye darakht

le jao
main to mar raha hun

mere sath jaane wale
kuchh hi log to hain

main ne baat ki in raston se
ki jo raste nahin the

phir main nadi mein dub gaya
mujhe nahin malum tha ki mujhe is tarah

aari se kat diya jaega
ki darakhton mein bhi

mera shumar nahin hoga
main nind ke aakhiri hisse mein khada hun

ek mazdur
belche se meri taswir bana raha hai

raat guzar rahi hai
ki us ke guzarne se pahle bhi

ek raat guzar chuki hai
main bhala kis raat ka hisab dun

mujhe marne walon mein
mera lahu bhi shamil hoga

ye mujhe malum nahin tha
main mar raha hun

ki mujhe marne wali zat
meri ridh ki haddi se

kalam kar chuki hai
us ne mujhe batan tankne wali mamuli sui se chhed ke

jaankani se guzar diya hai
magar us se pahle

mujh se ye bhi nahin puchha
ki main kisi jahan mein

zinda tha bhi ya nahin
qadim kansi ke bartanon

mere nam par bahae hue
aansuon ka ek khazana to mahfuz hai

aur is khazane hi par to main ne israr kiya
kyunki main jaanta hun

ki ye duniya
kewal ek chinta ghar hai

is mein hazaron sal se rahne wale ko bhi
rahne ke liye

ek pal bhi mayassar nahin
kyunki ek ek pal ka

dam chukana padta hai
pahad ek zarre ke hathon

bik jata hai
main mar raha hun

magar is se pahle
main ne ek iltija ki hai

ki mujhe ek ek pal ka
dam chuka ke marne diya jae

mere nam ke
an-ginat nam darj hain

thik hai
mere wo tamam alfaz hi to

akarat gae na
jo mahz ek jhut ke nam

likhe gae
magar ab kuchh jaanne ke liye

rah kya gaya hai
ki agar mera sach itna bada tha

tu use chhota karne ke liye
syahi se bhari dawat

qalam-dan se pare
kyun ulat di gai

main mar raha hun
magar mujhe ek ek pal ka

dam chuka ke marne diya jae
aur ek darakht bhi

bach gaya hai
to le jao ise le jao