main waqt ke kheme se nikla
to uljhanon ki chilchilati dhup mein

zist mujh se lipat padi
aur suljhanon ka safar mere talwon par likh diya

inkar se na-ashna
main ne panw par safar bandh liya

ab aasman jaisa ek hasin manzar bana kar
mujhe safed parindon ke hawale karna hai

dil ki zamin se nafrat ki jaden kat kar
wafa-parwar jazbe kasht kar ke

dhadkanon ko ek nai tartib mein dhaalna hai
be-rahm saaton ko

mehrban lamhon ki dastan sunani hai
andheron ko raushni ke ghilaf mein band karna hai

an-ginat tarik aaankhon mein
dhanak rangon se zindagi ki taswir banani hai

tasir ko apne lahje mein panah de kar
aasman tak duaon ka rasta khojna hai

harf-ashnai se apna muqaddar aasmanon par likh kar
band mutthi mein chinghadte sukut aur andar bhari chikh ko

gum-nami ke jaziron mein dafn karna hai
aasman jaise is hasin manzar ko takhliq kar ke

zamin ko aasman banana hai