wahi hain fasle aur qafile phir bhi rawan hain
wahi hain silsile aur daere bhi be-karan hain

ye hum jo ek bosida imarat ke khandar se phul chunne ja rahe the
hamara khwab tha

hum dahr ko khushbu se bharna chahte the
magar hum haddiyon ki rakh le kar aa gae hain

ye hum khwabon ke dariyaon se ek jharna
bas ek chhota sa jharna chahte the

jo hamare dasht ki be-ab mitti ko zara nam-ashna kar de
magar jaane kahan se hum chita ki aag le aae

hamare dil ka ye jwala-mukhi phatne ko aaya hai
kabhi bhi hum ne lambe faslon se surkhiyan dekhin

to hum us samt ko lapke
magar raston ke pech-o-kham mein hi itna samay bita

ki hum zardi ko chehron par lapete laut aae
wahi hain silsile aur fasle aur us pe apne dil mein chalne ki tamanna bhi

magar umr-e-muayyan ki bachi punji to bas chand ek lamhe hai
ye sach hai hum kabhi bhi ishq ke mear par pure nahin utre

magar aisa nahin karna
hamein mujrim nahin kahna

ki hum girah-e-masaib par karne se kabhi munkir nahin thahre
khudaya hum ko ab teri gawahi ki zarurat hai

hamein phir se tabahi ki zarurat hai