ab na chehre pe ujala
na gareban mein sahar

aankhen khamosh
buton ki manind

yas baadal ki tarah chhai hui
rahen ghabrai hui

ek ek aankh ne padh li
wo ibarat yaro

jo mere chehre pe qassam-e-azal ne likhi
us ibarat ka har ek lafz bana hai kasa

main sawali nazar aane laga
sar-ta-ba-qadam

aankhen khamosh
buton ki manind

chahta hun ki baras jaen ye aankhen
khul kar jism taza ho to shayad shagufe ki numu

jabr ki dhup mein bhi
hans paden khwabon ke kanwal

mere chehre pe jo likhi hai ibarat
us ke

ek ek lafz ke chehre pe ujala ho
gareban mein sahar

iltija karta hun
us qadir-e-mutlaq ke huzur

gend-e-shab mein mah-o-najm sajae jis ne
shahr-e-dil mein na sahi chand sitare lekin

us ki diwaron ke hisse mein daricha de de
lala-o-gul ki zarurat nahin is gulshan ko

ho sake gar to koi phul sa chehra de de
jism bakhshe hain tamannaon ko jab patthar ke

dast-e-ummid mein saghar na de
tesha de de