main ek darwaza hun
rasta hawa ka nim-shab qadmon ka

an-dekhi sadaon ka
meri un se shanasai bahut mahdud hai lekin

main un ki aahaten pahchanta hun
main un ko dastakon se jaanta hun

mere andar hai kya bahar hai kya
mujh ko nahin malum lekin kuchh to hoga jis ki khatir

koi mujh ko kholta hai band karta hai
main aksar sochta hun mere pichhe bhi

koi ganj-e-giran-maya hai
koi be-baha nadir khazana hai

jabhi to log mujh par qufl ke pahre bithate hain
mujhe shab ki sada se khauf aata hai

andhere ki sada-e-khamoshi se
hazaron duzd-pa auham jis mein raqs karte hain

aur aahat tak nahin hoti
main aise dast-e-awara se darta hun

jo be-elan aata hai
achanak

ek dastak se
mere khwab-e-giran ko tod deta hai

magar sab se ziyaada khauf mujh ko is se aata hai
ki mera kholne wala

kisi din qufl ki kunji ko kho baithega
aur mujh ko hamesha ke liye diwar kar dega