zamane kho gae aainda o rafta ke mele mein
zaminen gum huin paikar-e-has-o-nist mein aisi

koi naqsha makanon aur makinon tak
pahunchne ka zariya bhi nahin banta hai

taswiren ab apni bastiyon mein
dam-ba-khud sahmi hui nadim padi hain

main albam ke waraq jab bhi ulatta hun
to kuchh aansu ke qatre jhilmilate hain

fasurda gum-shuda chehre
ghubar-e-na-shanasai mein

kuchh dhundle hayyulon ki tarah
fariyaad karte hain

waraq albam ke guzre mausamon
maghmum aankhon train ki khidki se

hilte hathon pichhe chhutti aabaadiyon
ko yaad karte hain

main albam ke waraq jab bhi ulatta hun
kisi dasht-e-faramoshi mein

sukhe ped par
ek aakhiri patte ki surat

sare lamhe mujh ko tanha chhod aate hain
main is tanhai ke jangal mein

larzan dil-pareshan raqs karta hun
main khud ko bhul jaane ka

yaqinan (hausla baqi nahin hai)
swang bharta hun