kahan ja rahe ho
siyah raushni ki

chaka-chaund dhaara ke duje kinare pe
andha kuan ek qadam fasla

kahan ji rahe ho
khuli aankh ke dil-nashin khwab ki

ek taswir mein
jis ki tabir azalon se madum hai

kahan hans rahe ho
pas-e-qahqaha

audible range se bhi bahut dur niche
karahon ki lahren fana ho rahi hain

kahan dekhte ho
sitaron ke pichhe nai kahkashaen

jahan pe tajazub bhi is par jaisa
repulsion bhi jo ki yahan bhogte ho

kahan ja rahe ho