umr ka suraj siwa neze pe aaya
garm shiryanon mein bahte khun ka dariya bhanwar hone laga

halqa-e-mauj-e-hawa kafi nahin
wahshat-e-abr-e-badan ke waste

aaghosh koi aur ho
warna yun murda sadak ke khwab-awar se kinare

be-khayali mein kisi thuke hue bachche ki uljhi sans mein lipti hui ye zindagi!
zehn par bar-e-giran band qaba ke lams ka ehsas bhi

aur shahr-e-habs mein rasta koi khulta nahin
shakh tanha se biye ka ghonsla girta nahin

wahshat-e-abr-e-badan ki khushk-sali
ek chullu lams ke pani ki muhtaj ko roti hai

magar!
dekhna aawara kirnen dekhna

jin ko raston mein bikharti
titliyon si ladkiyon ke zer jamon

aur shirin jism ke halke masamon tak safar ka izn hai
umr ka suraj siwa neze pe aaya

ab kitabon, takhtiyon ki be-maza chhanw tale ghutta hai dam
ab badan chhupta nahin akhbar ke malbus mein

ab faqat uryaniyan
lekin

yaqinan
mar dalegi kahin

in bhare shahron ki tanhai hamein