har aaina ek aks-e-nau dhundta hai
samundar ki lahren hon ya dasht ki an-ginat pattiyan

sab yahi sochti hain
ki koi nai ruh in mein sama jae

udte hue abr-pare musalsal
tulu-e-sahar se numud-e-shafaq tak

koi samt-e-nau dhundte hain
ufuq ta ufuq chandni

raat ke daman-e-be-karan mein
nai saaton ke nishan dhundhti hai

talash-e-musalsal ki bahti hui rau mein ek kah bhi hai
jo sadiyon se is aas mein bah raha hai

ki shayad koi quwwat-e-kahrubai
kisi samt se na-gahan aa ke

aaghosh mein jazb kar le
magar aarzu ki rasai se bahar

abhi an-ginat marhale rah mein hain
abhi justuju awwalin manzilon ki haden

par karti chali ja rahi hai
abhi soch ki ibtida-e-safar hai!