sun raha hun der se dhimi si dastak ki sada
kaun hoga is andheri raat mein

hoga koi
ajnabi rahi ki dastak to nahin

jo kisi pur-haul sae ke lapakte qahqahe ki gunj se
bach ke aa nikla hai mere khana-e-tarik tak

waqai wahshat-zada hoga agar rahi koi
is qadar mohtat si aawaz kyun

is qadar dhimi si chap
nim ki shakhon ke pichhe uf ye kaunde ki lapak

aur udte abr-paron ki garaj
tez-rau aandhi ke qadmon ki ye bhaari aahaten

tez barish ke hain aasar-e-muhib
bhig jaega koi

band darwaze ko ab to khol dena chahiye
jaane phir ye kaun apni sakht banhon mein

jakadta hai mujhe
jaane kyun ruk ruk gae mere azaem ke qadam

kaun hai is hajla-e-tarik mein mere siwa
jaanta hun mashriqi rukh par tipai ke qarib

sham ko jalta raha aahista bosida charagh
ab wahan tak ja sakunga kis tarah

saebanon se pighalti be-karan zulmat ki rau
badh gai hai tod kar sare hudud

chikh kar kis ko pukarun kis ko main aawaz dun
nim ki larzida shakhon mein garajta hai ufuq

shor badhta ja raha hai kya karun
aur wo dastak ki dhimi si sada

ghaaliban ta-hashr ubhregi nahin
kya bhayanak raat hai