ruh bechain hai
chashm-e-pur-ab se barishon ki tawaqqoa bhi be-kar hai

lafz-gar saaten shairi ke tarannum se sarshaar
to hain magar

nazm ke sat sur
meri kohna samaat se takra ke

wapas kahin ja chuke hain
meri zat khamoshiyon ke safar par rawana hai

aur main purane gharon ke jharokon se
tabir ke silsile jodti phir rahi hun

sabhi koshishen mustaqil be-natija
naqahat bhari zindagi se murassa

shafaat ki talib baghawat ki rasiya
mere zaiche

mein likhi ja chuki hain
alif lam ra ke sukhnawar mujhe

koi rasta dikha
ta ki main bhi pur-asrar waqton ki kundali

nikalun sarakte pighalte hue barr-e-azam ke naqshe padhun
nilgun aasmanon mein bikhre hue baadalon ko nigalte hue mushtari ke kisi chand par aaftabi-sifat zaicha likh sakun

raat ke baad din to yaqini hai par aankh ka kya bharosa khule na khule waqt ki dor se bandh ke chalta hua ek saya
ye jiwan mile na mile aur dharti pe khwabon ka sabza uge na uge

ai mere raazdan meri chadar ki jis se hai lipti hui ye khizan
mere hathon ki mehndi mein dubi hui ye lakir-e-nihan jis mein agli sadi ki hain ranaiyan kho na jaen kahin

mere hisse mein likkhi hui aagahi so na jae kahin
aadam-e-awwalin ki tarah mujh ko asma sikha koi rasta dikha