kaha ek roz suraj ne
khud apne aap se

zamin par khushk-sali
badh gai hai

zamin ki pyas
badhti ja rahi hai

sisakte kheton ko
wahshat-zada

in jangalon ko
bilakti rahguzaron

pyas se bechain wadi ko
musalsal aah bharti sar-zaminon

thakan se chur
insanon ki basti ko

zarurat hai
nae dariyaon ki

so us ne
apni kirnon ki ani se

ba-tarz-e-tesha-e-farhad
ek din

pahadon se
nae dariyaon ke

sote kiye jari
zaminon ki ana thi

ya mizaj-e-mausam-e-dauran
jidhar se bhi guzarta koi dariya

use milti wahan
ek be-numu mitti ki duniya

magar suraj
musalsal apni dhun mein

wahi kar-e-mohabbat kar raha tha
ki ek din

ek kiran suraj se boli
mere pur-azm

aur pur-josh suraj
meri nazron mein

tum shayad abhi tak
musalsal kar-e-hasrat kar rahe ho

zamin sahra ki
pani se

kahan sairab hoti hai
baraste baadalon ke

jaane kitne qafile guzre
na jaane kitne dariya

dafn hain
in reg-zaron mein

magar kufran-e-neamat ki rawish
hai aaj tak qaem

kiran ki baat sun kar
muskuraya mahr-e-dil-afroz

kaha phir us ne
is nannhi kiran se

mujhe ta-der
ye kar-e-junun to

karte rahna hai
ki meri aankh mein

ek khwab
khema-zan abhi tak hai