zamin pe baith kar koi
agar kahe

ki chand ek abru-e-khamida ki misal hai
to tu kahega

duri-e-nigah mein to ek sawal hai
ba-in dalil

tujh se kah raha tha main
ki charkh-e-nil se

nigah ko hata zara
simatti phailti faza-e-nilgun ke daere mein

chand roz ke liye phisalna chhod kar
mere qarib

is qadar qarib aa
ki tere mere darmiyan

har ek fasla mite
to phir kahin tujhe pata chalega ye

ki meri aankh mein
chamakta qatra bhi nahin

chamakti jhil bhi nahin
ye bahr hai

ye bahr jis ki har machalti lahr is sukun ka payam hai
magar main bhi darta hun

main jaanta hun bahr-e-be-kanar mein
kai jagah bhanwar bhi hain

har ek lahr
ghumte bhanwar ko dekhne ke waste

uchhal uchhal ke mauj tund-o-tez banti jaegi
har ek mauj

ghumte bhanwar ko bas mein lane ke liye
badhegi

mitti jaegi
bhanwar ke daere ko aur bhi badhaegi

bhanwar jo aaj ghumta hai sail-e-rang-e-ab par
magar abhi sukun hai

magar main phir bhi darta hun
ki ye sukun talatum-e-nahufta ki dalil hai

talatum-e-nahufta ke khayal se
farar chahta hun main

lo aaj main ne ek dhang soch hi liya
magar ye kaisi andhi soch hai

main apna hath aankh par rakhe hue sitada hun
har ek samt

soch ki hadon se dur
tirgi mein gahra ek suhana raaz hai

har ek ang
mast mast narm narm ragni ka saz hai

magar main phir bhi darta hun
ki ye sukun saat-e-fatila-e-hayat hai

hayat main ghalat samajh raha tha itni der se
hayat is jagah kahan hayat to

ufuq ki surkhiyon se dur
ajnabi dayar mein

wufur-e-shauq ke tufail
farq-e-in-o-an ko chhod kar

ek rang ka labaada odh kar
khadi hai mere intizar mein

to kyon na main wahan chalun
magar jab aage badhne

rasta dekhne ke waste
main apna hath aankh se hatata hun

to apne aage ek bahr-e-be-karan ko pata hun
magar ye kya

ki tu to ab bhi kah raha hai
teri aankh mein chamakte qatre ki misal hun

tujhe khabar nahin
ki ye sabhi ek duri-e-nigah ka sawal hai

zara mere qarib aa ke dekh meri aankh mein
chamakta qatra bhi nahin

chamakti jhil bhi nahin
ye bahr hai