ye dastan ka siyah samundar
ki jis ki maujen meri sada hain

jo mere andar
azal ki sab khamushi samete

abad ki har tirgi chhupae
dhadak raha hai

wahi khamoshi jo harf ka asl zaiqa hai
wahi andhera jo har ujale ki ibtida hai

ye ruh-e-naghma ye saz-e-hasti
yahi haqiqat yahi guman hai

isi se mera wajud mumkin
isi se tashkil-e-do-jahan hai

main is muqaddas ghane samundar se qatra qatra
nae fasane nikalta hun

main is ke gambhir paniyon ko
guman ke paikar mein dhaalta hun

magar ye sayyal suraten jo
maal hain meri koshishon ka

main in ko pahchanta nahin hun
kahan se ubhre hain naqsh in ke

ye raaz main jaanta nahin hun
hun khaliq-e-kaenat lekin

khuda nahin hun