ek arse se soch rahi hun
ki tum ko khat likhun

lekin kya likhun
yahi ki andhere ke baadal chhat nahin rahe hain

ya ye likhun ki
khauf-o-dahshat ke sae

kis tarah kam nahin ho rahe hain
har taraf chikhen karahen lashen dhuan

sisakti jawani bilakti mamta
gum-sum bachpan

ya phir bairut ki kahaniyan likhun
kashmir ki sulagti wadiyon ki dastan likhun

bhagal-pur ko mauzua-e-qalam thahraun
ya sri-lanka ke fasane likhun

is liye ki
punjab mein to hadson ka hona waise hi zaruri hai

jaise subh ka hona
ab main tum ko tab khat likhungi

jab har samt se farhat-bakhsh hawaen aaengi
khushi ke paigham laengi

sunahri dhup mein amn ki dewi
apna aanchal lahraegi

goliyon ki pur-haul aawazen
koyal ke surile naghmon mein badal jaengi

logon ke zehnon se nafraton ke baadal chhat jaenge
tab main tum ko khat likhungi

ki main bahut khush hun
ummid ki tum bhi khush hoge