apne chehron pe sahra ke raqsan bagule liye
apne lab ko siye

apni aankhon mein mahrumiyon ko samete hue
apni palkon ki sahmi hui chilmanon mein

chikhti tishnagi ko chhupae
zindagi teri ye zinda lashen

rengti phir rahi hain
dar-ba-dar kucha kucha gali-dar-gali

az ufaq ta ufaq
koi isa nafas

koi shankar sifat
un ke chehron pe raqsan bagule

un ki aankhon ki mahrumiyan
un ki palkon ki wo chikhti tishnagi

chhin le
tod de un ke lab ka sukut-e-giran

aaj bar-e-digar
waqt ko justuju hai

aise insan ki
jis ki bas ek zarb-e-asa se

chashma-e-ab-e-haiwan ubal jae
jaan-ba-lab zindagi ke badan se

tishnagi dard ban kar nikal jae