budhi raushni ke pile nakhun
wo nile khun ke sath nigal gai

raat bhar gham ki kali chandni
us ke nathnon mein jami

kokin ki safedi chatti rahi
aur chamde ke danton se wo

wahshat ka badan katti rahi
barf ki ranon se uthti kachchi rutubat

zakhmi tanhai ke bad-surat khuda se
marmarin aziyyat mangti thi

pital ke ashtray mein pade
honton ki hiddat se uble

murda sanson mein lipte cigarette
jin se bahti hui welweti badbu

rakh ke surmai lashon par bain karti
jis ki aankhon se nikalti kanch ki thakan

ram ki botalon mein ungliyan chubhoti
tute hue andhere ki chadar par so gain

sadiyon ki mari hui silwaten
aur un se phutti wahshat ki shokh kirnen

chikhti kursi ki pusht se chipke
kasni ragon mein uljhe

himeros ke portrait ko lams aalud karti rahin