bis sadiyon hayula ho tum
bis sadiyon ka pur-asrar hayula jis par

sirf be-dard hawaon ne zaban pheri thi
ab mera hath hai aur hath ki ye zinda hararat shayad

tum ko mahsus ho badle hue mausam ki tarah
tum ye samjho ki kisi dhup ke tukde ne tumhein

roz ki tarah se phir chheda hai
ya thaka-manda parinda hai jo aa baitha hai

is bulandi se na dekho ki mere hath bhi pathra jaen
jhurjhuri le ke ragon ki shakhen

ek lamhe ke liye jag uthin
lahlahane lagin jaise phir se

jud gai hon wo prachin jadon se apni
aap apne mein utarti hui

chup-chap guphaon mein ghane ped tale
khojta rahta hun batlao kahan kho gae

ungli ka ishaara pa kar
ulti phirti hui chakri ki tarah ye duniya

band aankhon mein simat aati hai
roz har subh ka akhbar jatata hai ki is dharti par

sare dar band hue
hath aakash ke raaton ko na utrenge kabhi

koi sachchai ke dukh bantne wala bhi nahin
ghaar ki aankh se dekho mujh ko

apne kandhe pe uthae hue betal ki lash
laut aaya hun sambhaalo ye wirasat apni

main thaka-manda parinda hi sahi
dhan ke khet mein bhaj-kag ki manind khade ho tum bhi

chidiyan be-wajh saham jati hain aur bhuki hi palat aati hain
chidiyan zinda hain ki bhaj-kag

koi kya jaane