kitna arsa laga na-umidi ke parbat se patthar hatate hue
ek biphri hui lahr ko ram karte hue

na-khudaon mein ab pichhe kitne bache hain
raushni aur andhere ki tafriq mein kitne logon ne aankhen ganwa din

kitni sadiyan safar mein guzarin
magar aaj phir us jagah hain jahan se hamein apni maon ne

rukhsat kiya tha
apne sab se bade khwab ko apni aankhon ke aage ujadte hue

dekhne se bura kuchh nahin hai
teri qurbat mein ya tujh se duri pe jitni guzari

teri chudiyon ki qasam zindagi daeron ke siwa kuchh nahin hai
kuhniyon se hamein apna munh dhanp kar khansne ko badon ne kaha tha

to hum un pe hanste the aur sochte the ki un ko tissue-paperon ki mahak se allergy hai
lekin hamein ye pata hi nahin tha ki un pe wo aafat tuti hain

jin ka hamein ek sadi baad phir samna hai
waba ke dinon mein kise hosh rahta hai

kis hath ko chhodna hai kise thamna hai
ek riyazi ke ustad ne apne hathon mein parkar le kar

ye duniya nahin daera khinchna tha
khair jo bhi hua tum bhi purkhon ke naqsh-e-qadam par chalo

aur apni hifazat karo
kuchh mahine tumhein apne tasme nahin bandhne

is se aage to tum pe hai tum apni manzil pe pahuncho ya phir raston mein raho
is se pahle ki tum apne mahbub ko wentilator pe dekho

gharon mein raho