ye mana chand lamhon ki rifaqat bhi
bahut hai aaj kal lekin

mere andar ka sannata
kabhi dekho to jaanoge

ki main kyun
nind ki khamosh tariki se darta hun

kai din se to main ne khwab bhi
dar dar ke dekhe hain

jo sannate ka aadi ho gaya ho
us ke kanon ko

khizan mein ped se tute hue
patton ke girte waqt halki si

tadapne ki sada bhi achchhi lagti hai
ye mana main akela-pan to apna

bant hi lunga
magar koi adhura-pan mera bante

to main jaanun
safar mein zindagi ke

main ne dekha hai
agar milta bhi hai koi

to chupke se kisi ek mod par
wo chhod jata hai

abhi to khair se
manzil budhape ki nahin aai

abhi to aur bhi kuchh mod aaenge
budhape mein sahaare ki

zarurat hone lagti hai
ye milne aur bichhadne ki khalish hi

ek sahaara hai
jise dil man leta hai

wahi hai e'tibar 'azar'
agar ye bhi nahin hoga

to phir ummid kya ho
apne jine ki