naghma-zar-e-dard ki jaanib chale hum
ek bhi zarra na kuchla jae is raftar se

naghma-zar-e-dard ki jaanib chale hum
kunj mein pedon ke suraj jhankta tha

kohsaron sabza-zaron mein jhamakti raushni ka jashn tha
jashn jari hi rahega ta-abad

jari rahe
naghma-zar-e-dard ki jaanib chale hum

lal-o-marmar se gundha qalib
aur is ke mehwar us ke qarib

bijliyon jaisa musaffa ek wajud
chaar-su bikhre hue khamosh sune aasman

hum kahan hain hum kahan naghma-zar-e-dard hai ye hum kahan
itna be-awaz jaise

aatma apni shuaen
reshe reshe se badan ke khinch le

aahistagi se be-gazand
aur duri be-fughan ho jism ki aur ruh ki

kya subuk-raftar kar deti hai hum ko be-dili be-hasili
jaise ek baadal ka tukda

apni chhagal phenk de unchi faza mein
pyase zarron ki taraf

phir halke-phulke pankh phailae ude
halkore le

ek mitti banti rang ki tahrir si
sairab zarre us ko dekhen

aur pukar utthen
wo kafuri sa shoala azmat-e-na-ras

dawam-e-dard hai wo surkh nirmal raushni
lo sans ke sar-chashme sukhe har shikayat mit gai

kya shikayat sans ke sar-chashma se un ko rahi
jo sans lete hain yahan

mauj-e-be-hangam khanda
kaise phuti mere lab se

koi shakti hum mein hai
jo yun hamein pamal kar hans sake

ye hamein aaghaz hi se khatm karne par tuli thi
chahe phir khud hi mujawir ban sake anjam-kar

ehtijaj us ka jo ek shakti hai mujh mein
kis qadar pur-shor hai

kis qadar pur-zor hai
naghma-zar-e-dard se aage liye jata mujh ko

in fazaon mein jahan
bazgasht ek git ban jati hai us ki

jaise sab tile chatanen aur kuhistan
sans ke chashme mein shamil hain

dhadakte zi-nafas aur ham-nawa