meri ye nazm shae nahin ho sakti
ye ishaat ke qabil nahin

is mein shamil hai gahra dukh
hum sab ka mushtarka dukh

jise mahsus kiya ja sakta hai
bayan nahin

ehtijaj aur mazammat is ke lafzon mein nara-zan
aansu aur aahen is ka dariya

sath pe bah jati hai siski lekin
main ye nazm diwar par kaise likhun

ki har diwar hui hai bahri
ab ye paison ka

chand takon ka
khokhla gunga izhaar ho gain hain mahz

un par likha koi nahin padhta
main ye nazm dard ke samundar mein

phenk dunga
ya tukde tukde kar dunga

ya jala dunga
main ise shae nahin hone dunga

hargiz
shae hui to sharik ho jaenge

is mein sab
mohabbat karne jaanne aur samajhne wale

sab ke sab
phir bhi main likhunga zarur

ki nazm hi hai mera ehtijaj
mazammat

nara
aur mohabbat

main khamoshi aur khule andhe-pan ke mahaul mein
ek nazm likkhunga zarur