tum thithurti guzarti hoi sham ki mad-bhari raushni se
churae hue chaar pal ki katha

sun sako to suno
sadiqin ek gali mein khada tha

nasq-o-ta'liq ki uljhanon mein ghiri zindagi
ek gali

jis ke chaaron taraf
hasraton ka khat-e-naskh

fisa ghauris ke masalon mein uljha hua
la-sai padh raha tha

sadqini farasat riyazat ki manzil pe faez ibaadat ka ras pi rahi thi
chand ki gardishen puri hone na pai thin us raat bhi

jab use us ke fan ne
khudawand se mahw-e-sukhan dekh kar

ek bhar pur tazimi sajda kiya
nuqrai raushni us ke mathe se phuti thi jis ne gali ko moattar kiya

nasq-o-ta'liq ki uljhanon mein ghiri zindagi ek gali
jis ke duji taraf

ilm-o-irfan ke shakh imkan ke daere ban chuke hashiye lag chuke the
magar wo ilahi-sifat paint ki botalen kaghazon par undele hue

naqsh-gardi mein khoya raha
use is se matlab hi kya tha ki kaun us ke khinche hue ek sulus hashiye tak pahunchne ki khatir mare ja raha hai

magar raat ke ek pahar
chand jab baadalon mein chhupa

ahrman ne kaha
mera ek naqsh bhi bikne wala nahin

to ab aisa karo us ki har qaus par ism-e-azam likho
aur phir salha-sal tak

sadiqin ism-e-azam bana
paint ki dibiyon par use phunka jata raha

naqsh-gar ism-e-azam ka chhalla pahan kar usi nam ka wird karte rahe
be-zaban canwas ki har ek qaus mein rang bharte rahe

aql-o-wijdan ki ragni jis ko shab bansuri ne dinon ko sadaen lagate hue pairahan kar liya sadiqin us ke sur se nae rag ijad karta raha
us ki panting mein rumi ke aflak

aise zamin-bos the jaise cactus khud apne hi mahaul se lad-jhagad ret ki wadiyon mein bina barishon ke hara rang odhe rahe
magar rafta rafta dinon ki masafat

ne us ko magan kar diya
wo rangon bhare kar-khane mein khali nigahon se bas canwas ko hi takta raha ab jahan kuchh na tha

na takhliq ki te na tartib ki be
na rangon ka re na kari-gari ki wo ye

bas talatum khayalon ki khe
zulf-e-ishkal shanon pa bikhri hui

johd-e-mismar chadar mein lipti hoi
be-sabaati faramoshiyon ki khabar

nastaliqi lakiron mein uljhi hui zindagi
sadiqini safar