ghani tirgi thi
basarat ko apne na hone ka yaksar yaqin ho chala tha

kai ghair malfuz aawazen wahshat mein
dhalti chali ja rahi thin

yahan tak
ki har zi-nafas samea ke na hone ko neamat ki surat talab kar raha tha

magar jab
ufuq ke kinare se ek raushni ka pharera sa lapka

kahin dur se teri aawaz aai
to wahshat ke mani badalne lage aur

kai be-zaban hairaten apne hone ke ehsas se
chikh utthin yakayak

magar aisi chikhen ki jin ke batn mein
na wahshat na dahshat

koi sarkhushi thi
sarasimgi thi

zamin hairati thi ki ye kaisi chikhen
fazaon mein ghulti chali ja rahi hain

khushi aur ghami ke maani ko yaksar badalta hua raushni ka pharera
hawa ke dabao se lahra raha hai

ajab tirgi thi
ajab raushni thi

ajab shor tha aur
ajab khamushi thi

jo hone ki tah se na hone ke bhedon ko sochon ke sahil talak la rahi thi