yun lagta hai
pichhle kuchh salon se

shab ki siyahi gahri ho gai hai
shayad ek lamhe ko dusra lamha bhi nahin sujhta

zi-fahm danish-war
apne ehsas pe lage zakhmon ko

mah-o-anjum banae
kisi jadid suraj ke tulua hone ke manzar

masum jiyale
apne zakhmon ko sambhaale

nae war se bachne ki talash mein
koi kisi ke dosti-bhare safed ghar mein be-fikr

koi kisi ke duaon ka muntazir