ajnabi des ke raston pe bhatakte rahi
main ne socha hai ki aaj tujhe khat likkhun

aaj likkhun ki sulagte hue armanon mein
kitne zahrile subuk tir chubha karte hain

kaise dhundlai hui raat main be-bas aansu
dar ke tanhai se tham tham ke baha karte hain

jhunjhlahat mein tujhe bhulne ki koshishen bhi kin
kaise phir laut bhi aane ki dua karte hain

kaise masum bilakte hue ehsanon se
nam le le ke tera log hansa karte hain

tane kaste hain kai bar teri chahat par
ruh ke ehsas ko badnam kiya karte hain

aur hum hain ki bas hathon se kaleja thame
be-rahm waqt ki har chot saha karte hain