aaj apne kamre mein kis qadar akela hun sham ka dhundhlaka hai sochta hun gin dalun doston ke nakhun se kitne zakhm khae hain un ki samt se dil par kitne tir aae hain chaunk chaunk uthta hun khansiyon ki aahat se kash kuchh hawa chalti khidkiyon ke pat hilte tak raha hai aaina shishiyon ki saf chup hai tu hi bol tanhai waqt har taraf chup hai khidkiyon ki aaankhon se aasman ko takta hun aaj apne kamre mein kis qadar akela hun ghar ke samne ab bhi ek rasta hoga koi aa raha hoga koi ja raha hoga chhedti hi rahti hain is khayal-e-qurbat ko sad-hazar aawazen aati hain ayaadat ko munh se khun aata hai kitni dur manzil hai diq ki sar-phire naqid kaun mera qatil hai lafzon ki dukanon par jazba-e-sadaqat kya khun-e-dil diya main ne khun-e-dil ki qimat kya is pe kuchh buzurgon ki mujrimana khamoshi laeq-e-nazara hai rifaton ki pasti bhi rahbaron se shikwa hai shauq se khafa hote han magar taghaful mein jurat-azma hote aaj apne kamre mein kis qadar akela hun sirf dil dhadakta hai han main phir bhi zinda hun kyunki zindagi meri ahd ki alamat hai inqalab-e-farda ki ek badi amanat hai mere fan ki qindilen hain dilon ki rahon par bijliyan giraati hain yas ki ghataon par honton par tabassum ke kuchh diye jalati hain rang o nur o naghma ke kuchh payam lati hain lafzon ke katoron mein ruh-e-asr bharti hain aaj ke sawalon ka hal talash karti hain jab talak mahakta hai gul-kada mere fan ka ai yaqin-e-fasl-e-gul fikr-e-jeb-o-daman kya