ye un zamanon ki dastan hai
ki jab khirad ke kasif panjon ne mere sumbul paron mein nakhun nahin khuboe the

un zamanon mein sapne sanpon ke bil nahin the
anant naga ki jhadti chamdi sanpoliyon ka khuda nahin thi

gagan ka kesar giddhon ka luqma nahin bana tha
hamare surat-garon ne ulte amiq ghaaron ko sidh dete

palid chamgadadon ka chehra nahin taka tha
agarche cancer ke zard kide rajaz ki lai par thirak rahe the

main apne dil ki lagam thame
kulah khud mein se jhankta tha

so meri nabzon ke hinhinane se zard kidon mein khauf qaem tha
par achanak

safed coaton mein band sirinjon ne meri dhadkan pe kan rakhe
yun nesh danton se mere kulhe ki haddiyon mein naqab lagai

ki shah poras ke mast hathi ne us ki faujon ko raund dala
safed khaliyon ke shahsawaron ne shahba duldul ki pairwi mein

sipar uthai
niyam se tegh ko nikala

to zard kidon ne apne nezon pe khuni safhe utha liye the
main mar raha hun sisak raha hun

ye mera bistar
jahan mein be-sudh pada hua hun

meri chita hai
so mere hathon mein mere baalon ke jalte guchchhe hain

mere dhanche ke raqs-e-akhir ko dekhne
ye siyah kapdon mein kaun budhiya hain

kya badbada rahi hain
inhen uthao

khajur ki guthliyan hatao
ye khuni thaile mein kis ka khun hai

lahu ke qatron ka wird roko
ye wird aanton ko kat khate hain

aur masanon ko chab jate hain
ye raqs-e-akhir aakhiri nahin hai

main ek jawala-mukhi ka qissa hun
main infijar-e-azim ki taqaton mein zarra hun

main milky way ki safed rahon mein zard suraj ke aashiyane mein rahne wala
go jal raha hun jala nahin hun

main mar raha hun mara nahin hun