meri yaadon mein se ek yaad mujhe
ta-dam-e-marg nahin bhulegi

meri is yaad ka rauzan daricha hai jis mein se mujhe
kitne guzre hue pal saf nazar aate hain

kachchi mitti ko jo takhti pe chalaun to ye dharti jaise
apni khushbu mein mujhe nahlae

raushnai mein qalam ko jo dubo dun
to mujhe roz-e-azal yaad aae

lafz likhun sar-e-qirtas
to phulon ki qataren lag jaen

harf ke daere sayyare se bante jaen
aur nuqte wo chamakte hue tare

jo kabhi taire hain aur kabhi dubte hain
mere mazi ka ye rauzan mujhe dikhlata hai har su ghunche

wo jo takhliq ke mausam mein chatakhte hain
to har rang ke dildar mafahim ke ambar se lag jate hain

mere mazi ka ye wo rauzan hai
jis mein jhankun to wahan

jhutpute aur shafaq aur tilismi si uluhi si khamoshi ki faza tari hai
aur ek samt andhere mein damakte hue chehron ki nadi jari hai

ye wo manzar hai ki jo
ilm-o-mantiq ke sahifon se kai lakh guna bhaari hai