waqt ka bojh
pathrili chup

unche unche pahad
main pahadon ke daman mein phaili hui ghas par

patti patti ki tahrir padhta hun asrar mein gharq hun
der se jhil ki aankh jhapki

na sahme hue par kahin phadphadae
na kaliyan hi chatkin

na patte hile
har ghana ped nirwan ki aas mein gum hai

sukhi hui tahniyan sab saliben hain
har ghaar jaise kisi jibrail-e-amin ke liye hai

kailash chup-chap hai
gunj hi gunj

be-lafz-o-mani faqat ek gunj
sari sachchaiyan

jhut ki kokh se phut kar
lahlahati hain, khushbu lutati hain, phir jhut hi ki taraf

laut jati hain tum se mujhe
bhala kya gila

gunj hi gunj
be-lafz o mani faqat ek gunj

bansuri ki madhur tan gunji to aise laga
jaise mujh mein kisi ne

parinde ki manind par jhad kar jhurjhuri li
jhadiyon mein

pur-asrar si sarsarahat
koi paigham, qadmon ki aahat

nahin kuchh nahin
ek charwaha bhedon ka galla liye aa gaya

sabza-zaron pe masum bheden badhin
dekhte dekhte

patti patti ki tahrir
asrar sab char gain