har aadmi ki qismat mein
ek na ek saza hoti hai

mere liye har bar
tum se dur rahne ki saza muntakhab ki jaegi

na-insafi ke pesh-e-nazar
saza ka kaam kisi munsif par nahin chhoda jaega

lekin is ke bawajud
wo tauhin ka wo notice nahin jari kar sakenge

jis mein wahi honge muddai
wahi honge munsif

hamari shahriyat ko kham kar diya gaya hai
achchha hua ki hamare dilon ko

aabgine tarashne walon par nahin chhoda gaya
ek aawara-manush ne

mujhe chaak chalana
aur mitti mein dil rakhna sikhaya

main har raat apne dil ko
mitti mein milata aur nai nai tarah gundhta hun

har subh us mulk ke liye
ek naya khwab dhaalta hun

jis ke liye jughrafie ki tarikh mein
koi jagah nahin hogi

abhi aasmanon par rahne walon ko
mere jaraem ka ilm nahin hua

warna wo mere sar par
ek aadh aasman zarur gira dete

ehtiyatan
main ne

tumhein in sari baaton
aur apne khwabon se dur rakha hai

isi liye ab tak
kisi musawwir ya mujassama-saz ne

tumhein koi shakl nahin di
main ne tumhein un khayalon se bhi dur rakha hai

jin tak koi shaer rasai hasil kar sake
yahan tak ki

main ne tumhein apni rasai se bhi dur rakha hai
taki tumhaare wo libas aaluda na hon

jinhen pahan kar
tum aaine ke samne nahin jati hogi

jinhen pahan kar
tum bagh ki sair

aur bazar jaana bhi mauquf kar deti hogi
main ne

apne liye saza tajwiz karne ka ikhtiyar
kisi ko nahin diya

tumhein bhi nahin
warna tum mere liye qurbat tajwiz kar sakti thin