ek muddat hui
dasht-e-awaz mein

koi tanha sada
khamushi ki nawa

main nahin sun saka
gosh-e-muflis mere

ab tarasne lage hain
ki fitrat ki aawaz gham ho gai

zindagi apne hangam mein kho gai
shorish-e-gosh-o-lab

kash ki tham sake
tu mujhe khud-kalami ka mauqa mile

main takhayyul ki aahat sunun
aur takhliq ke an-sune git gane lagun

shor-o-ghul ke taffun-zada aise mahaul mein
ye faqat khwab hai

ab kahan
wo khalaon ke jaisa sukut-e-azal

wo samundar ki tah ka sukun-e-abad
is kharabe mein ab

saz-o-awaz ki
makhmali doriyan

khar-o-khashak hone lagin
dard-e-asar hone lagin

ek ghutan si fazaon mein paiwast hai
daur-e-ijad ki

mustaqil gadgadahat
samaat ko banjar kiye ja rahi hai

khayalat mafluj hone lage hain
meri ruh wahshat-zada hai

sar-e-arsa-e-khastagi
khamushi lapata hai