ye tum sab
ki jin ke saron mein jawani ka khun lahlahata hai

mujh se rasid apni mehnat ki bhi lete jao
mohabbat ke bare mein jo bhi kisi ne bataya hai

puri haqiqat nahin
kyunki chahat riwayat nahin

tajraba hai
haqiqat mein har aadmi mohtaram hai

wo khud us ki jab tak na tardid kar de
ye pahle bhi main ne kaha tha

tumhaare labon se jo kanon ko pahunche
wo harf ism-e-azam ho

dekho wahi
jis mein kal ki bashaarat

hidayat har ek khair ki
taza ehsas ki raushni ho

jo kanon mein utre
tum us mein se amrit nithaaro

ki amrit mein dil ruh aur zehn ki
tis bimariyon ki shifa hai

zaban par wo tasir rakhna
ki jis se zamane ko khud apni pahchan ho

apne har ilm ko aap hi dekhna aur apni zaban se hi padhna
zamane ko chhuna

ki har nasl ne jo haqaeq tarashe
wo apne hi hathon ghade hain

ki har ahd ne aag ko chhu ke hi aag mana
ye tum bhi karoge

ye sab tum bhi karna
kitabon ko bas sunghna chhod dena

ye kulli sadaqat nahin hain
tumhaare zamane se pahle ke likhe hue nadir auraq

kal ki har ek pesh-bini se aari hain
in sab kitabon ke pahle waraq

sirf is waste
khali rakkhe gae hain

ki tum in pe apne zamane ki sachchaiyan likh ke jao
hum aison ki khatir

jinhen kal tumhaara likha padh ke phir yaad karna hai
aate huon ko sunana hai