aaj bahut se lafz jo rah gae the
aur wo thithurte hue harf

jin ko yakja karna ba-mushkil tha
kuchh jazbaat jo dil ke

daman se lag kar sisak rahe the
sochon ka be-hangam hujum

jo dimagh ki hudud se musalsal takra raha tha
ehsasat jin ki kokh mein

udasi bechaargi past khali ne janm liya tha
un mein kai jazbe bhi the

jin ki dauran-e-hamal hi maut ho gai
kuchh tukde bhi the siyah-bakhti ke

kuchh rahzan bhi jo khayalat ki aabru
lut liya karte the

aaj un rahzanon ko suli par chadha diya gaya
insaf hua aur insaf ye hua ki

tum dur baithe dekh rahi thi bahut khamoshi
aur dilchaspi ka mojid bana khel khel ke liye

aaj in sab lafzon harufon ehsasat
jazbaat aur sochon ko

tere khayal se ghusl diya
araq-e-gulab jo teri suji aankhon

se bah raha tha
is araq ko lashe par chhidakte hue

aaj unhen dafna diya gaya