ye mujh mein kaun hai
ki jab bhi gardish-e-lahu ne

mere jism ki hararaten
har ek rag-e-hayat mein utar din

to us ki khud-kalamiyon ne
nind ki siyah chadaren samet lin

samaaton ki rahguzar mein
us ki guftugu ke qafile ruke

to dasht-e-zindagi pe
abr ka ghilaf aa gaya

sukut-e-zindagi mein jaise inqalab aa gaya
main us se puchhta raha

ki kab talak ye marg-o-zist ki musibaten
firaq-o-wasl ki saubaten

mere wajud par rahengi khema-zan
magar mere sawal par

ya meri arz-e-haal par
nuzul-e-harf-e-agahi na ho saka

wo mujh mein asl zat ki tarah raha magar kabhi
ye munkashif na ho saka

ki is khiyam-e-zat mein mere siwa ye kaun hai
ek ajnabi sa aashna

ye mujh mein kaun hai