shafaq jab phul kar rang-e-hina thi
aur hawa ke lab sile the

ek budha ped bargad ka
khada ganga-kinare

dil-girafta
khud se mahw-e-guftugu tha

wo meri ek shakh ka patta
mere hi jism ka hissa

gira
gir kar sitara ho gaya

pani ka pyara ho gaya
mujh se kinara ho gaya

wahin sargoshiyon mein
ek patinga

gungunaya kan mein us ke
nirasha tum mein kyun jagi

mere baba?
tumhaare ang ke kitne hi patte

ab bhi gun gate tumhaara hain
sahaara tum bano un ka

tumhaara wo sahaara hain
na ek patte ko ro baba!