main ne mazi ke khandar mein jhanka
haal ki dhansti hui ret pe sargardan raha

aur ab dhund raha hun ki dhundalkon mein kahan hai farda
mere ehsas ke tapte hue sahraon mein

ek bhi bund nahin shabnam ki
kitne khwabon ke gharaunde tute

kitne sapnon ke jazire dube
mah-o-sal aate rahe

jate rahe
thapkiyan de ke sulate rahe

jazbon ko mere
wadi-e-mauhum mein pahunchate rahe

hichkiyan leti rahi hasrat-e-dariya-talabi
roz-o-shab aag ki lapton se guzarti hi rahi tishna-labi

kohkan phir sar-e-kohsar na uttha koi
ju-e-kam-ab bhi afsana-e-mauhum bani

wo tamazat ki sadi aai
ki har samt ubalne lagi jalti hui ret

ruk gain thandi hawa ki sansen
pankh bhi udi ghataon ke jale

shiw ki jata sukh gai