bahut dinon se
wo shakh-e-mahtab kat chuki hai

ki jis pe tum ne giraft-e-wada ki reshmi shaal ke sitare saja diye the
bahut dinon se

wo gard-e-ehsas chhat chuki hai
ki jis ke zarron pe tum ne

palkon ki jhaalron ke tamam nilam luta diye the
aur ab to yun hai ki jaise

lab-basta hijraton ka har ek lamha
tawil sadiyon ko odh kar sans le raha hai

aur ab to yun hai ki jaise tum ne
pahad raaton ko

meri andhi ujad aankhon mein
reza reza basa diya hai

ki jaise main ne
figar-dil ka hunar-asasa

kahin chhupa kar bhula diya hai
aur ab to yun hai ki

apni aankhon pe hath rakh kar
mere badan par saje hue aablon se bahta lahu na dekho

mujhe kabhi surkh-ru na dekho
na meri yaadon ke jalte-bujhte nishan kuredo

na mere maqtal ki khak dekho
aur ab to yun hai ki

apni aankhon ke khwab
apne darida-daman ke chaak dekho

ki gard-e-ehsas chhat chuki hai
ki shakh-e-mahtab kat chuki hai