us ne jab pahla hamla kiya
to main chup raha

kyunki main mahfuz tha
us ne jab dusra hamla kiya

tau main thoda sa sochne laga lekin chup raha
kyunki main mahfuz tha

phir meri khud-gharzi ne mujhe be his kar diya
wo lagatar hamla karta raha aur

main lagatar khud ko mahfuz samajh kar chup raha
na sirf chup raha balki

hamesha apne hi logon ko
jazbaati aur be-sabr kahta raha

magar
ab jabki meri khud-sakhta soch ke sath sath

meri gardan bhi apni marzi se hil nahin sakti hai
to mera zamir bar-bar kos raha hai

ki tu na ab apnon ka raha na ghairon ka
kyunki tu apnon ki khubiyon ko nazar-andaz karta raha

aur ghairon ki khamiyon ko bahana-bazi se pasand karta raha
ab mera wajud gum ho chuka hai

kyunki
main apnon se dur ho kar sarab ke chashmon mein

apnon ki suraten talash kar raha hun