tum badan ki sath ke tairak banna chahte the
tum the nazzaron ke sahil par tamasha-bin aur shauqin

tum pahunchna chahte the pairahan ke par
jild tak mahdud tha zauq-e-jamal

gosht tha maqsud-e-parwaz-e-khayal
inkishaf-e-jism tha afkar-e-ali ka kamal

daman o band-e-qaba angiya dupatte painche
the tumhaari shaeri ke mashghale

aur tumhaare masale aur marhale
aur hum hain ruh ki ehsas ki gahraiyon ke ghota-khor

zindagi mein aur hum mein raaz ab utne nahin
zindagi kya aur duniya kya hamare samne hain be-hijab

jild kya aur gosht kya aur jism kya
x-ray screen par hain haddiyan tak be-libas

bar-ha dekhi hui chizon ko phir se dekhna
bar-ha bhogi hui chizon ko phir se bhogna

bhog kar khush hona khudhna, tilmilana sochna
sochna aur soch ke karan ko pichhe chhod kar

napte phirna azal se ta-abad
soch ka sahra-e-na-paida-kanar

aarzu-e-did ke shaalon mein tum chalte rahe
did ke shoalon mein hum lipte hue hain

tum parai aag mein jalte rahe
aur hum jalte hain apni aag mein

aur ab apne parae mein kahan hai koi bhed
ek hi aakash apne bazuon mein bhenchta hai

ek takht-al-arz chashma sab jadon ko sinchta hai
ek hi shoala nason ko khinchta hai