aag ka zaiqa har zaban par sulagta hua zakhm tha
raat ka aahani dar samundar ki jaanib khula

aag hi aag thi
qatra-e-ab pur-kar sa khwab tha

raat ka aahani dar jahannum ki jaanib khula
raston ne kaha kyun hujum-e-farawan ka anjam ibrat hua

kaun ibrat ke ehsas ko manta
maut ko zindagi zindagi ko jahannum fasana tamaskhur ka hairat hua

ham-safar the wo ek dusre ke liye
qurb un ka magar aatish-e-khauf tha

mauj se mauj ladti hui
mauj se mauj naddi ke aalam mein jaise dhalti hui

khidkiyan rahguzar par muqaddar ki manind khulti rahen
jo tamashai un ke andheron se ubhra wo jalta gaya

wo to nanha tha masum tha
us ko suraj ka ya chand ka aks sab ne kaha

wo bhi jalne laga wo bhi bahte lahu mein pighalne laga
wo to nanha tha masum tha

wo masiha tha wo aakhiri nur tha us ki taqdir mein
marg be-kar kyun aaj likkhi gai