phul basi ho gae hain
lams ki shiddat se thak kar

hath jhute ho gae hain
is jagah kal nahr thi aur aaj dariya bah raha hai

budha manjhi kah raha hai
khwahishon ke ped par latke hue

sayon ko dimak kha rahi hai
waqt ki nali mein

suraj chand tare bah rahe hain
barf ke jangal se shole uth rahe hain

khwab ke jalte hue chite
meri aankhon mein aa kar chhup gae hain

ghar ki diwaron pe
tanhai ke bichchhu rengte hain

tishnagi ke sanp
khali pani ke matke mein apna munh chhupae ro rahe hain

raat ke bahke hue hathi
ufuq ke band darwaze pe dastak de rahe hain

hath chhodo
hath mein kanta chubha hai

tin din se phans andar hai
nikalti hi nahin

nam kya hai aur kahan rahte ho tum
jama masjid ke qarib

kahte hain masjid ke minare bhi the
shahr mein ek zalzala aaya tha jis se gir gae

gosht ki sadkon pe
kale khun ke sayon ka suraj chal raha hai

lazzaton ki aag mein tan jal raha hai