parindon se sabaq sikha shajar se guftugu ki hai
sawad-e-jaan ki khamoshi mein thahre

abr-e-tanhai ki udi zard chadar par
shua-e-yaad ke hathon likhi har be-nawa lamhe ki puri dastan

main ne padhi hai
nashat-angez raaton aur khwabon ke shafaq-alud chehre ko

jhulaste din ki khira-kun faza mein
ek umr-e-raegan ke aaine mein mahw ho kar kab nahin dekha

baras guzre ruten biti watan se be-watan hone ki sari bebasi jheli
main barfani ilaqon margh-zaron wadiyon aur regzaron se

nishan-e-karwan chunta sada-e-raftagan sunta hua guzra
kahan mumkin tha lekin main ne jo dekha suna wo yaad rakkha ajab ye hai

nahin gar hafize mein kuchh to wo ek nam hai tera
khabar kab thi ki bahti umr ki sarkash rawani mein

mujhe jo yaad rahna chahiye tha
main wahi ek nam bhulunga

parindon aur pedon se jahan bhi guftugu hogi
tumhaara zikr aate hi dhundalke

zehn mein ek mauja-e-tarik ban kar phailte jaenge
aur ye hafiza mafluj aankhon se mujhe

ghurega chillaega
khauf-e-khud-faramoshi se tum darte the lekin ab

maal-e-khud-faramoshi se tum kaise nibhaoge
ghubar andar ghubar angdaiyan lete hue

raste mein jo kuchh kho chuke ho us ko kaise dhund paoge
ye lazim to nahin hai, ek an-bujhi paheli jab achanak yaad aa jae

use har haal mein har bar bujhoge
tum apne aap se kab tak kisi ka nam puchhoge