aaj zindagi ki tarikh thi
aur wo us ke samne chikh rahi thi

jis ne aaankhon par siyah patti bandh rakhi thi
ab main be-chehra kaise jiyun?

main ne to apna chehra kat kat kar
be-chehra naslon mein bant diya

meri kor-chashmi gawah hai
ki main ne apne sabhi manzar

be-manzar aaankhon ko de diye
meri tamam khwahishen nai nasl ne bech kar

apni aarzuen kharid lin
hansne ke liye mere pas ab hont nahin hain

naslon ko dhup se bachate bachate
jab sar mein chandi ug aati hai

to naslon ke khun mein safedi kyun daudne lagti hai?
har taraf mere hi diye hue chehre ghum rahe hain

aur main apna chehra dhund rahi hun
aakhir be-chehra ho kar kaise jiya ja sakta hai?

magar us ki aaankhon par to patti bandhi thi
wo kaise be-chehra zindagi ko dekhta?

is ke hath se juda taraazu kanpne laga
us ke pas nae chehre nahin the

aur us ne zindagi ko ek lambi peshi de di