hawa ai hawa
main tera ek ek ang lahra tha

sadiyon tere sath dasht-o-daman koh-o-sahra mein
aazad-o-sarshaar phirta raha hun

samundar ki chhati pe sadiyon tere sath
bad-mast o be-fikr chalta raha hun

anokhi zaminon tilismi jaziron ko daryaft karta raha hun
mujhe tu ne fitrat ke mabad

sanam-khana-e-kaenat, aazari ke tilismat se aa ke bahar nikala
mere khauf se kanpte dil ko

wahmon se labrez aundhe hue kasa-e-sar ko
sajde se tu ne utha kar

unhen aagahi-o-amal ka naya nur bakhsha
mujhe khud se aur khud ke bahar mazahir se

sadiyon ham-ahang o ham-rutba hona sikhaya
samundar ke dukh ko samajhne ki khatir

ubalte hue garm pur-shor tufan ko chullu se napa hai main ne
bayaban ki tanhai ko dur karne ki khatir

main tapti hui ret par sadiyon piyasa hi paidal chala hun
badalte hoe mausamon ka fusun tohne ko shab-o-roz main ne

bahaar-o-khizan mein darakhton ke sayon se patton ki sansen gini hain
zamane ka har sard-o-garm aazmane ko sadiyon hi tak main

pahadon ki barfili choti se
jwala-mukhi ke dahane se guzra kiya hun

aur is par bhi jab na-tamami ka ehsas dasta raha
apni takmil karne ki khatir

sitaron ki pur-nur chaukhat ko chuma hai
dharti ke tarik ghaaron mein khud ko pukara hai main ne

gharaz zindagi ke har ek dard se khud ko angez-o-dam-saz kar ke
hawa, ai hawa

main ki tujh se bichhadne se pahle
teri tarah aazad o sarshaar tha

ab ye kas tarah ki munhamik, tutti zindagi hai?
ki tu shahr shahr aagahi ki tag-o-taz sahne ke qabil nahin

aur main shahr shahr ek pathar sa aan path pe behis pada
ab teri sust-paimai aur apni bechaargi ka

ye kis se gila kar raha hun