hum
aakhiri bar kisi

khwab mein mile the
lekin

sharab shahd
aur panir ka zaiqa bhi

alwida'i bose ki lazzat
dhundla nahin saka

tum se
bichhadne ke ba'd

main ne
kabhi

aansuon par
barae-farokht ka tag nahin lagaya

aur
apne

qahqahon ka khokhla-pan
sari zindagi

jur’a jur’a pita raha
tumhaari aankhen

kisi faramosh-shuda
station ke book stall par tangi

rah gain
aur baaten

khamushi ke taqchon mein jalti rahin
adhure ‘ahd-namon pe likhe nam

tarikh ki yaad-dasht
se mahw ho jate hain

lekin ek nazm
unhen zinda rakh sakti hai