ujle ujle tanawar tanon par thame nakhl-zar
muntashir in mein simab-gun nau-damida hilal an-ginat

be-karani ke shaffaf zinon pe wo
faslon ka bharam bastiyan dur dur

aab-gun ek dhundalke mein lipti faza khwab-gun
aur nazar ki pahunch past-o-baala mein be-rok

main ne kaha
kin ke namon se mansub honge

ye takiye qadim
shaiba sa ek ehsas raftar ka

apne hone na hone ka be-sud dhyan
achanak kahin ek darinde ka bain

wahshat-alud bad-maza bu amaltas ki
tez jhonka sa bharta udan

jhad jhankar ke darmiyan
par bachata simatta guzarta hua

ek taaqub ki dahshat
ki tham ja

kahin odh le apna rup
ek zarb-e-musalsal

numudar ho ja
magar hai kahan jo

numudar ho ab
ki hum is se aari hue

ye bhulawa
panah-gah-e-ikhfa ka kotah-daman gadha

kitna payab tha
jab wo mitti nam-alud ab tak

wo uftad-gah
ilm dar ki

main ne pahchan li
kaise pahchan li

garm chhune mein ab tak wo sach
aur zail

shikanja sa ehsas ka
rongta rongta chashm-e-bedar

aur pani hi pani
jahan tak nazar jae phaila hua

diary
mere purkhon ki rudad

jal-thal zamin
aasman ke siwa aur koi

qadam rakhne ki ja nahin
tez raftar bachcha

sadak par karna koi khel hai
us ka saya bani main

ubharti idhar aur udhar dubti