garajti tut kar girti ghataen aasmanon se musalsal sang-bari nauhagar diwar-o-dar zakhmi chhaten shishon pe pani qatra qatra phailta badhta phisalti tutti nannhi lakiren jo thake hathon ki rekhaon ki surat nit-nirale rup bharti hain khala dil ka zara si der bhi khali nahin hota use jo bhi mayassar ho wo bhar leta hai sine mein tamanna phir tamanna hai wo chahe maut hi ki ho wahi dukhti ragon mein khun ke tufan thapede phir wahi shishon pe badhte phailte jale paron ki aakhiri be-jaan si ek phadphadahat ke siwa kya hain ye fariyaad-o-fughan nale mujhe malum hai jab waqt bahta hai to phir maujon mein kab wo farq karta hai wo chahe pur-sukun hon ya kisi sahil se apne sar ko takraen sisakti rengti guzrin tadap kar ret mein khud jazb ho jaen wo chahen kuchh karen kya farq padta hai phisalti tutti nannhi lakiren daraazon se nikal kar farsh tak aane lagin lekin wo kitni dur tak yun reng sakti hain dilase reshmi paigham khwab-aluda tamannaen bhala is sang-bari ki sipar kaise banengi hazaron kaenaten tutti banti hain har lahza tanawar ped girte hain chatanen reza reza ho ke nas nas mein khatakti hain dariche pai-ba-pai barsat ke hamlon se andhe hain faza gungi hai bahri hai chalo ye zindagi aur maut donon aaj se mere nahin hain meri aankhon ki binai zaban ki tab-e-goyai samaat lams sab kuchh aaj se mere nahin hain chalo main bhi tamashai hun khud apne jahannam ka meri duniya tamasha hai main apne samne khud ko tadapta sar patakta dekh sakta hun aur aisa mutmain hun aaj jaise ye janam mujh ko abhi kuchh der pahle hi mila hai aur kisi an-jaani duniya se baraste baadalon ke sath aaya hun