andhe waqt ke
gahre kuen mein

mazi ki har yaad chhupi hai
kuchh lamhon ki kirnen

zard sunahri-anchal mein lipti hain
kuchh pal aise bhi hain

jin ke aaine mein
dukh ke anmit-aks

ubhar kar
aankhon ke girdab mein raqsan

lauh-e-dil par
naqsh hue hain

dhup aur chhanw ke is khel ko
haal ka har pal dekh raha hai

dukh ke bhaari bojhal patthar
sukh ki narm sunahri kirnon ko

mizan mein rakh kar
taul raha hai

mustaqbil
ek dhund ki chadar mein lipte

durwesh ki surat
waqt ke is tarik kuen se

jhankte mazi
haal ke ek ek naqsh ka partaw

dekh raha hai
soch raha hai