ye ujli si zamin nazron ki had se aur aage tak
shajar phaile chale jate hain apni had se aage tak

mere kamre ki sab chingariyan shakhon pe chamki hain
mere baalon pe bikhri hain mere aanchal se simti hain

sahar ki phutti kirnen tadap aai dariche se
lipat kar khelti hain mere ghar ke farsh-e-makhmal se

tayyush ke har ek saman par ek nur bikhra hai
ye be-rangi pe sat-rangi dhanak ka jal phaila hai

bahut aahista aahista mere kanon se ye kahti hain
bata ab kyun meri aankhen tujhe be-jaan lagti hain

ye kis ki fikr mein tum ho ye kis ki khoj mein tum ho
main samjhi apne in guzre dinon ki soch mein tum ho

chalo dhundo unhen apne khayalon apne khwabon mein
kahin taqon pe ab rakkhi hui pichhli kitabon mein

pyali chae ki table pe rakh ke sar-nigun utthi
khayalon aur khwabon ki wo duniya dhundne nikli

wo soha rang jis mein amman meri sari rangti thin
wo afshan abraqon ki jo sitaron si chamakti thin

wo mehndi jis ki surkhi se koi surkhi na milti thi
wo missi jis se bu beli chameli ki nikalti thi

meri hamraaz kirnen tujh ko main ab kaise samjhaun
teri aaghosh ko in khushbuon se kaise mahkaun

ye ujli aur thandi dhup mein phaili hui shakhen
main in barfili shakhon mein kahan se phul le aaun