aaj kis aalam mein hain ahbab mere
aankh mein tab-o-tab o nam kuchh nahin

dil kisi refrigerator mein rakhe honge kahin
jism hazir hain yahan ghaeb dimagh

muskurahat: ek lipstick khanda-peshani naqab
ruh: burqa-posh: aankhen be-hijab!

kis liye mujh ko pareshan kar rahe hain khwab mere
nind ke zakhmi kaf-e-pa se tapakta hai khud apna hi lahu

khwab mein phulon se aati hai khud apne khun ki bu
be-amal hun (khwab mein hun) phir bhi jari (ek benam-o-nishan si) justuju

darmiyan se is zamin ko chirta jata hai chaak-e-irtiqa
maut aa kar khatkhatati rahti hai dar aankh ka

kis liye khinchte chale jate hain ye aasab mere
ahd-e-nau ke kis mughanni ka junun

tarsaptak main unhen karta hun tune
kaun in taron ko itna kas raha hai

tut jaenge to is naghme se bhi mahrum ho jaega saz
jis mein shamil hai shikast-e-zat ki aawaz