ye chup kitne din ki thi jo aansoon mein dhali
ye gahri chattan aisi pathrili jamid anokhi si chup

us ka chhuna bhi mumkin tha tab
ye chup thi ki pura wajud apna jo aansoon mein dhala

batao to is chup ki bhedon bhari thah mein shor kya tha
batao to kya gunj thi

ek sada dusri se hum aahang jis mein na thi
jaise sadiyon ke be-khwab dhundli shabihen

dhuan-dhaar jalti chitaon mein ghir kar tadakhti uchhalti hun
kahti hun taqdir bar-haq hai bar-haq hai zinda atal

ham-ahang gardish sitaron ki hai
pad gain jo fazaon mein liken purani

wo un par phire ja rahe hain phire ja rahe
sab haden un ki paimuda hain

magar apne khwab-o-haqaeq ka sail-e-azim
koi leak us ki bana de

magar kyon
kabhi jo bana de bhi koi to socho

hamare qadam aur likon ka rishta kahan tak
ki ek had pe mit jaengi wo

to kya hum bhi tham jaenge
hum to badhte hi rahte hain

chahe wo zilzal ho jo humakta nazar aae
chahe wo ek soch ho jo tarashe chali jae be-shor-o-shewan

siyah dahshaton ke pahad
saza-war raftar hum

aur har ek gam par paemali wo apni ho ya dusron ki
tassuf mein aur sog mein ek jaisi hai apne liye

safina tha bhaari to kya kya na kuchh phenk dala
mizha se tapakte hue qatra-e-ashk ka bar

khwabon se khushbu ka bojh
nichoda to lahren bhi halki gulabi huin

rundhi lai mein gati rahin dil dikhati rahin
koi hum se puchhe

ki ab waqt kya hai
to hum kah uthen ek sada

hum is mein khape kho gae
ab sada par bhi tazir kaisi

sada do
ki ek bol ki pyas apne gulo mein jalae

khadi hai sitam-kash tamanna kinara-e-furaat