ek nazm kahin se bhi shurua ho sakti hai
juton ki jodi se

ya qabr se jo barish mein baith gai
ya us phul se jo qabr ki paini par khila

har ek ko kahin na kahin panah mil gai
chintiyon ko ja-e-namaz ke niche

aur ladkiyon ko meri aawaz mein
murda bail ki khopadi mein gilahri ne ghar bana liya hai

nazm ka bhi ek ghar hoga
kisi jila-watan ka dil ya intizar karti hui aankhen

ek pahiya hai jo banane wale se adhura rah gaya hai
ise ek nazm mukammal kar sakti hai

ek gunjta hua aasman nazm ke liye kafi hota hai
lekin ye ek nashta-dan mein ba-asani sama sakti hai

phul aansu aur ghantiyan is mein piroi ja sakti hain
ise andhere mein gaya ja sakta hai

tyauhaaron ki dhup mein sukhaya ja sakta hai
tum ise dekh sakti ho

khali bartanon khali qabzon aur khali gahwaron mein
tum ise sun sakti ho

hath-gadiyon aur janazon ke sath chalte hue
tum ise chum sakti ho

bandar-gahon ki bhid mein
tum ise gundh sakti ho

patthar ki mand mein
tum ise uga sakti ho

podine ki kiyariyon mein
ek nazm

kisi bhi raat se tarik nahin ki ja sakti
kisi talwar se kati nahin ja sakti

kisi diwar mein qaid nahin ki ja sakti
ek nazm

kahin bhi sath chhod sakti hai
baadal ki tarah

hawa ki tarah
raste ki tarah

bap ke hath ki tarah