meri tamam kaenat
ghas ke waraq ki tarah sukhne lage

to tum is tanha raste pe aaoge?
takhliq ke chup malik! aaqa! khuda!

tum ki khoe houn ke dard muddaton sambhaale rahe ho
us raste pe ki jahan

mujhe kabhi yaqin na ho saka ki pani mangun to kaise
roti ya aafiyat ya mahz pahchan ki bhik mangun to kaise

tum aaoge?
jale hue jism ke is raste pe?

maut ke dusre sahil pe
dhuen ki tarah pash pash budhi haddiyon ki

is sar-zamin pe?
yahan be-nutq lafz ek dusre ka munh takte hain

aur har dua ne lafzon se munh mod liya hai