tutti
tut kar reza-reza simatti hui saaton

ki tarah koi satah sada nahin
ek waqfe ka daman bhi dhabbon se

khali nahin
ye nazar ka nahin asl mein

ek tazad-e-nazar ka karishma hai
warna ye auraq-e-mahtab bhi

jitne lagte hain ujle nahin
munh khuli aur ludhakti hui raat se

lamha-lamha ubalti hui raushnai ziyaada
siyah hai

wahi koele
jab shuruat taqrib ke

dhime-dhime sulagte alaw mein jalne lagen
us ghadi

aur jab bich ke marhala mein dahakne lagen
us ghadi

aur jab khatm-e-taqrib ki rakh mein
aankh malne lagen

us ghadi bhi
safedi ka khalis tasawwur nahin

apni marzi ki be-dagh taswir ke waste
canwas koi sada nahin