aur phir kuchh yun hua
lafz ki takrar se

murtaish izhaar se
uqda-e-dushwar se

shairi ukta gai
shairi ki be-karan mauj-e-takhayyul yun uthi

tangna-e-nazm-o-naghma gum hui
imtiyaz-e-bahr-o-bar mitta gaya

ehtimam-e-zauq-tar jata raha
chashma-e-wahm-o-guman

phutta hai wadi-e-ijz-e-bayaan ke wast se
phailti hai khirgi

lamha-e-makus hai
aab-ju-e-khwab hai paiham rawan

jhil surat harf sakit hain magar
jhilmilate hain maani lafz ke talab mein

baat gahri hai bahut
saz bhi khamosh hai

gunjalak sanjog se
maujib-e-na-guftani

qabil-e-izhaar hai
han magar wo sheriyat

dur ek layaniyat ke be-aman patal mein
barsar-e-paikar hai