ajib si ittilaa thi wo
jise main khud se na jaane kab se chhupa rahi thi

ajab khabar thi ki jis ki babat
main khud se sach bolte hue hichkicha rahi thi

ajib dukh tha
ki jis ka ehsas jagte hi

main apne mahram se
apne hamdam se aise nazren chura rahi thi

ki jaise mujh mein kahin koi jurm ho gaya ho
ajab khabar thi

jise mera dil qubul karne se munharif tha
magar haqiqat ka mo'tarif tha

ki shakh-e-jaan par gulab khilne ke mausamon ko
widaa kahne ki saaten ab qarib-tar hain

qarib-tar hai ki khushk ho jaenge wo sote
ki jin ki tah mein

hazar takhliq ke khazane chhupe hue the
wo aab-e-haiwan

wo imbisat-o-hayat ka be-kanar dariya
ki dafn ho jaega khas-o-khak-e-roz-o-shab mein

yahan se umr-e-gurez-pa jo nikal padi aur raste par
to sochti hun ki jate jate

main apne khaliq se ye to puchhun
khuda-e-sattar

ismaton ko hazar pardon mein rakhne wale
sifat mein teri adl bhi hai

to phir mere
aur mere mahram ke beach tafriq ka sabab kya

wajud ki kimiya-gari mein
ye banjh-pan ka itab tanha mere liye kyon

ye khushk-sali ka aisa elan-e-khas
qaht-e-numu ka uryan azab tanha mere liye kyon

ai mere sattar-o-kimiya-gar
ye roz-o-shab ka azab tanha mere liye kyon