main sahra ki tapti hui ret
ke sang udta hua ek aawara kaghaz

kahan se chala tha kahan aa gaya hun
wo sab dastanen jo mujh pe likhi thin

wo kuchh barishon aur kuchh aandhiyon ki ghiza ban chuki hain
ki phaili hui raushnai ke dhabbon ne

mere badan ko dhuan kar diya hai
mere lafz lafzon se yun mil gae hain

ki padhna bhi chaho to padh na sakoge
yahan kya likha tha wahan kya likha tha

tumhein hai tajassus meri dastan ka
to aao mere sath kuchh der aao

magar yaad rakkho
tumhaari tarah ke meri dastan mein

hazaron pade hain
jinhen bas fasane banane ki khatir

yunhi kaghazon ko uthane ki dhun hai
magar main wo kaghaz wo kaghaz nahin hun

jo kamron ke konon se aate ki jate hue hath aae
fasane sunae

main ek dastan hun
mera bab-e-awwal hai sahra kahani

jhulasti tadapti hui zindagani
kahin pe main tesha kahin tir hun main

kahin pe main majnun kahin hir hun main
hawaon ke jhonkon ke rahm-o-karam par

main udta hua ek aawara kaghaz
guman ka nahin ek yaqin ka amin hun

meri justuju hai to sahra mein aao
ki chhaalon ki lazzat ke sadme uthao

ki kuchh ret odho ki kuchh ret phanko
kahani banao

tumhein ye kahani gawara nahin to
hazaron muzayyan fasane pade hain

unhen ja ke dekho wahin dub jao
main aawara kaghaz pe likkhi hui

khun-chakan dastan hun
fasana samajh kar mujhe bhul jao