agar khak par khema-e-gul lage
to use yaad karna

agar shab ke pichhle pahar ek raushan sitara shan-e-safar ho
to khud apne hone ka ehsas jage

zamin aankh khole
to phir wo kahani sune

jis ko sunte hue pichhli shab us ko nind aa gai thi
dhuen aur kai ka ham-rang mausam

purane libaade utare
hare khwab pahne

to ye dard ki khastagi ham-nashini ki lazzat se sarshaar ho
ghane jangalon se agar koi jhonka

guzarte hue jholiyan bhar ke patte lutae
agar kishwar-e-khwab par koi shab-khun mare

use yaad karna
use yaad rakhna