log kahte hain murakh
mulaqat ka silsila khatm hai

magar apne jine ka maqsad mulaqat hai
tum miloge

kabhi aisa rasta bhi hum ko samjhao
jahan tum bhi aao

bahut sans jhonka bahut lafz phunke
shab-o-roz ke an-ginat zard patton ke

dheron se dhanpa kiye
jism apna

libaadon ki surat bahut hum ne pahna utara
bahut manzilen chhod din

is liye hum na thahre
ki teri taraf hum rawana rahen

magar apni hijrat ki manzil kabhi aaegi bhi
ki rasiya hai tu bhi

faqat hijr ki dastan ka
asatir ki shakl-o-surat mein

dohra ke hum ko sunata rahega
wahi naghma-e-soz-o-saz

silsila-ha-e-dur-o-daraaz
raat ke nau baje the

tere dar pe sar rakh ke sajde mein roya ki soya
to subh ke nau baj gae

raat ko din ke daman mein dhoya
mitai siyahi bahut qalb-o-jaan ki

teri ruh ke sans ki hai qasam
jo tu ne kabhi mujh mein phunki

usi naghma-e-nur se
apni hasti ke zarre pirone ki koshish bahut ki

magar khak mein bhi to aaludgi hai
wajud apne zindan se paega kaise najat

kisi taur mumkin bhi hai
ki khirad khun aur khak

khwahish khayal aur khwab
mila den mujhe meri mitti ki khushbu se

khud-kushi ki kai suraton se guzarna pada hai
khudi ko

safar kar ke dekha kai aalamon mein
sitaron se aage

jahanon se aage
khudi ki khudai faqat khud-kushi hai

teri aarzu ki wahi tishnagi hai
yahi tishnagi tere dar se

kahin sar utha de na mera
dua de

agar main hun tera
agar tu hai mera