suno ye nazm kabhi nahin ho sakti
aur tum jaante ho

jab jazbe adhure rah jaen
to zaminen banjar ho jati hain

waqt guzra kahan
zakhm waise hi abhi riste hain

dil bhar aaya us jagah
jahan mohabbat na-mohabbat se mili

jab wajud ek sawal bana
jab ruh ne jism ka sath chhod diya

jab duaon mein tasir na rahi
qadam badhe to bahut khulus se the

jaante the ki rah kathin hai
safar dushwar hai

bas ek aas thi
ki ye safar raegan to nahin

hum akele to nahin
hamare sath chalne ki chah mein

hamara safar bhi hai
magar nahin jaante the

ki hum to apne aap se juda ho gae
hum na jaan sake

ki mitti se wo mahak hi uth gai
jo dil ko dil se milati hai

so ab tak likhi gai har nazm
na-mukammal hi to hai

kisi pir-dana ne kaha tha
bahut si nagawar aawazen

tumhaare dhyan ko bhatkaegin
magar tum pichhe mud ke mat dekhna

warna patthar ke ho jaoge
so ai pir-dana

main nahin dekhti pichhe mud ke
jab aawazen mere dil ko hadaf banati hain

main jaanti hun
ye aawazen mujhe tang karne ke liye hain

ye mujhe rokna chahti hain aage badhne se
duniya ke har bure maqsad ke aade aati hain

ye aawazen
ye kanton bhari aawazen

jo lahuluhan kar deti hain khulus bhare dil ko
jaise kholta hua pani jala deta hai khaal ko

aise hi jalaya hai in aawazon ne
duniya se har ehsas ko

lekin
main ne bachaya apne sach ko

aur chalti ja rahi hun
sab se alag

sun ke anjaan rahne ka amal kuchh itna aasan to nahin
bas ek diwangi hai

jo mujhe bechain kiye hue hai
ek ajab si khoj hai

jo ghutan ban gae hain sans lene ke amal mein
magar tu kahan hai pir-dana

to jo rahnuma tha
musibat ke maron ka

kahan bhatak raha hai
to kya kal yug ki wo ghadi aa gai

ki pir-dana ko shikar kar le gain
na-gawar aawazen

afsos-sad-afsos