phir maqam-e-rifaqat pe mudgham huin
suiyan donon ghadiyal ki

raft o aamad ke chakkar mein
ghante ki aawaz mein

mera dil kho gaya
apni tik-tik mein

bahta raha waqt
kitna samay ho gaya!

sal-ha-sal
pani ke chashme se

gile kiye lab anasir ne
jalte alaw pe

hath apne tape mazahir ne
sine ki dhadkan se

na-did ke rang-o-roghan se
ashya ne

binai hasil ki
maqsum ke taqche se

jahan phul rakkhe the
lakdi ke sanduqche se

khazana utha le gai raat
mutthi se girte rahe

ret ki misl din!
ek din

sehn ki pil-gun dhup mein
aahani chaarpai pe lete hue

ek jhapki si aai
to main so gaya

mere chehre pe
barish ki ek bund ne

gar ke dastak di:
baba chalo,

apne kamre ke andar
samay ho gaya