hum riwayat ki kohna sadiyon ke parbat tale
wo ghane sabz jangal hain jo

be-panah shakh-dar-shakh tabindagi
tazgi ke tamawwuj se sanwla ke

khud hi jhulas jaen
aise jalen aise jalen

ki faqat dur tak koela koela hi dikhai de
aur tazgi ki numu

khak se bhi gawahi na de
wo muqaddar ke achchhe

ki jin ko jalape ki muddat guzarne pe
un koelon ki jagah hire moti mile

wo muqaddar ke achchhe
ki jin ki duaen zamin ki tahon mein wahin

to kahin sona chandi banen
wo muqaddar ke achchhe

ki jin ke badan kholte khun ke chashme the
ab bhi hain

pare ki kanon ki surat kahin
to kahin aise bhi sakht jaanon ke hain silsile ja-ba-ja

jin se faulad ka nam painda hai
wo jalan jo kabhi tazgi ke tamawwuj se paida hui

hai muqaddar ki tahrir aisi ki jis ki jalan ibtida
intiha bhi jalan

jalte rahne ka ye saneha bhi jalan
anjuman anjuman

chaudhwin-raat ke chand ne bhi kaha
bhigi barsat ke rad ne bhi kaha

tum wahi ho ki jin ko chatakhne ki mohlat bhi milti nahin
ab riwayat yahi hai

nibhao hanso
muskurao jalo

har ek zard chehra gulabi karo
har ek aankh ko arghawani karo

magar yaad rakkho
riwayat na tute

tamawwuj ki har tazgi lakh jhulse
riwayat na tute