harf ke tar mein jitne aansu piroe gae
dard un se fuzun tha

suno to kahun
tum kaho to kahun zarf ki dastan

ketiyon ko gila baadalon se nahin surajon se bhi tha
bazuon se bhi tha hal pakadne se pahle hi jo thak gae

kisht-e-zar-khez par aab-e-namkin jam sa gaya
raqs tham sa gaya

ediyan ghumte ghumte ruk gain
ashk rukhsar ki ghatiyon se gira munjamid ho gaya

rang khushbu bana to hawa chal padi
khwab nata bana to khuli khidkiyon mein salakhen ugin

hath zakhmi hue
kis ke kashkol se kitne sikke gire

hijr kaisa parinde ki aankhon mein tha
ghaw kaise pahadon ke sine pe the

aaina gung tha
farsh par aks dham se gira

kirchiyan ho gaya
tum kaho to ginun

tum kaho to chunun
tum kaho to sunun in khule phul ki dhadkanen

gum-shuda titliyon ki sada
zard tahni ke honton pe rakkhi hui bad-dua

aasmanon ki dahliz par phenk dun
tum kaho to dikhaun tumhein

ek tamasha ki jo meri mutthi mein hai
ek gardan ki jo gham ke phande mein hai

sans chalti bhi hai aur chalti nahin
jaan nikalti nahin