barq-pa lamhon ki ek zanjir mein jakda hua
wo shikasta-pa unhi raston se guzra

aur nadida khudaon ka hujum
khanda-zan aankhon se us ki na-rasai ka tamasha dekh

kar kahta raha
tu ne chaha tha magar tere muqaddar mein na tha

jaise us ki bebasi mein wo kabhi shamil na the
wo kahan gum ho gaya

koi naqsh-e-pa nahin jis ki zaban
ek harf-e-na-shunida hi kahe

aur main din-raat ke sahra mein
us ko dhundh kar pane ki koi aarzu le chalun

raston par koi naqsh-e-pa nahin
koi nishan baqi nahin

naqsh gar lamhon ki har tahrir
dast-e-be-nishan ke lams qatil ka fasana ban gai

shahr ke logon
tumhaare rauzan-e-chaak-e-jigar bhi band hain

tum mein har ek ne kisi khisht-e-tamanna
sang-e-nafrat se

ye chashm-e-rauzan-e-dil band kar ke
aakhiri ummid ka suraj bujha kar rakh diya

aur ab lazzat ki duniya mein gum
sud-o-sauda ki asiri par

raza-mand ka tauq-e-be-nishan pahne hue
khush ho ki jannat mil gai

main akela
tang rahon sang-dil sadkon pe

us ko dhundne kaise chalun
koi naqsh-e-pa nahin milta mujhe

aur sara shahr ye goya darakhton ka bhara jangal
faqat shor-e-abas ka silsila hai

koi harf-e-na-shunida se nahin waqif yahan
lahza lahz tira-tar hoti hui ye sham bhi

raat ke qulzum mein gir kar be-nishan ho jaegi
aur ek mauj-e-fana is raat se tarik-tar

is bhare jangal chamakte shahr par chha jaegi
ek main hun rahat khwab-e-shabina

meri qismat mein nahin
dopahar ki dhup

shab ki tirgi
mera muqaddar ban gai

raat ko phir
sai-e-la-hasil ka zakhm la-dawa

un siyah-raston pe us ki justuju karne mujhe le aaega
unghi sadkon pe apni chap sun kar

phir mere dil ka wahi zakhm-e-kuhan
sad-zaban ho jaega

kaun meri dastan sun le ki main
us ko pane ki tamanna ke tufail

is bhare jangal mein tanha hun
koi bhi raaz-dan mera nahin

dopahar ki dhup mein
us ne kyun yun muzmahil nazron se dekha tha mujhe

us ki aankhon mein sisakti ruh
kyun mere liye chaak-e-jigar ban kar rahi

kash ye chaak-e-jigar chaak-e-gareban ban sake
taki meri sai-e-la-hasil ka zakhm la-dawa

lazzat aawargi ka tana-e-qatil na bin jae kahin
shahr wale khush hain

chashm-e-rauzan-e-dil ab kisi khisht-e-tamanna
tuda-e-ummid sang-e-arzu se band hai

ek main hun mera chaak-e-dil
kisi sozan se silta hi nahin

ye kisi sang-e-tamanna tuda-e-ummid se bharta nahin
aur jis ki justuju mein raat-din

barg-e-awara bana phirta hun main
us ka naqsh-e-pa kahin milta nahin

us ka naqsh-e-pa kahin milta nahin