mujhe malum tha
ye din bhi dukh ki kokh se phuta hai

meri matami chadar
nahin tabdil hogi aaj ke din bhi

jo rakh udti thi khwabon ki badan mein
yunhi aashufta rahegi

aur udasi ki yahi surat rahegi
main apne sog mein matam-kunan

yun sar-ba-zanu raat tak baithi rahungi
aur mere khwabon ka pursa aaj bhi koi nahin dega

magar ye kaun hai
jo yun mujhe bahar bulata hai

badi narmi se kahta hai
ki apne hujra-e-gham se nikal kar bagh mein aao

zara bahar to dekho
dur tak sabza bichha hai

aur hari shakhon pe naranji shagufe muskuraate hain
mulaem sabz patton par padi shabnam

sunahri dhup mein hire ki surat jagmagati hai
darakhton mein chhupi naddi

bahut dhime suron mein gungunati hai
chamakte zard phulon se ladi nannhi pahadi ke aqab mein

nuqrai chashma khushi se khilkhilata hai
parind-e-khush-gulu

shakh-e-shagufta par chahakta hai
ghane jangal mein barish ka ghubar-e-sabz

sath-e-shisha-e-dil par
mulaem ungliyon se marhaba ke lafz likhta hai

koi aata hai
aa kar chadar-e-gham ko badi aahistagi se

mere shanon se hata kar
sat rangon ka dupatta khol kar mujh ko udata hai

main khul kar sans leti hun
mere andar

koi pairon mein ghunghru bandhta hai
raqs ka aaghaz karta hai

mere kanon ke aawezon ko ye kis ne chhua
jis se lawen phir se gulabi ho gai hain

koi sargoshiyon mein phir se mera nam leta hai
faza ki naghmagi aawaz deti hai

hawa jam-e-sehat tajwiz karti hai