mere makan ke samne
wo junhi aaya

yak-ba-yak
koi barq zan-zanati aankh mein utar gai

lahu mein jaise an-ginat
kabutaron ki phadphadahaton ne sab

ragon ke tar jhanjhana diye
tamam khidkiyon ke pat

khatak se badan ne band kar liye
magar safed ghode par sawar ajnabi ki aankh

mere gird-o-pesh
istada jismon ki fasil

tod kar
mere sirhane aa gai

meri har ek sans jaise
khanjaron ki nok mein piro gai

na jaane kitni mehrban suraten
na jaane kitne bhule-bisre waqiye

na jaane kitni hasraton ke qafile
shikasta kanch ki tarah

bikhar gae
main ek taraf to un ko jodne

sametne ki rau mein mubtala-e-karb tha
aur dusri taraf

hazaron khanjaron se apni sans ki tanab ko
sambhaalne ki had mein

zakhm zakhm tha
is ek lamhe mein hi sari umr ki

masafaton se bhi tawil-tar safar ada hua
magar na itna hausla hua

ki us se ham-kalam ho sakun
safed ghode par sawar ajnabi

dar-e-makan par khada tha chup magar
mujhe hisar-e-jaan ke pas bhi

khada dikhai de raha tha aur main
ek chikh rokne ki justuju mein

sad-hazar chikh mujtama kiye
aab-e-tegh-e-jism kho chuka tha

aur ek sirf ek surkh bund ka nishan tha
safed ghode par sawar ajnabi chala gaya