tum ne kabhi socha hai tumhaari ye gahre sannaton mein dubi khamushi is daryuza-gar par kitni bhaari padti hai wo baaten jo tumhaare mizaj-e-mualla ki nafasaton pe giran guzarti hain mere liye kya mani rakhti hain kya kabhi tum ne pur-sukut samundar ke andar biphri un lahron ki aawaz suni hai jo kisi tufan ka pesh-khema hoti hain main ne suni hai mujh se puchho tumhaari khamushi mein lipte kisi tufan ka siren kya jaante ho tum main ne suna hai tumhaare honton se gauhar-e-nayab ki tarah nikla ek ek lafz tumhaari ye thande mithe chashme jaisi baaten aur shirin andaz-e-sukhan sahra mein chalte musafir ki tarah mere wajud ko sairab karta hai main jo tumhaare dar ke aage apna daman phailae un nayab motiyon ko chunne ki chahat mein baithi rahti hun jise kabhi to tum na-murad lauta dete ho kabhi bahut mehrban ho kar kuchh khairaat us ke daman mein dal jate ho jis ko main tumhaari galiyon ki daryuza-gar kisi qimti asase ki tarah chun ke apni potli mein rakh leti hun