tanhai ki gali mein hawaon ka shor tha
aankhon mein so raha tha andhera thaka hua

sine mein jaise tir sa paiwast ho gaya
tha kitna dil-kharash udasi ka qahqaha [...]

samundar bolta hai
samundar apni pur-asrar maujon ki zaban mein bolta hai

samundar ki sadaen chir deti hain shab-e-tarik ki chadar
ubal padti hain [...]

is bhare shahr mein koi aisa nahin
jo mujhe rah chalte ko pahchan le

aur aawaz de o be o sar-phire
donon ek dusre se lipat kar wahin [...]

hum se pahle to kahin pyar na tha shahr-ba-shahr
apne hamrah ye sailab gaya shahr-ba-shahr

aise badnam huin apni mahakti ghazlen
jaise aawargi-e-mauj-e-saba shahr-ba-shahr [...]

pompiye dafn tha sadiyon se jahan
ek tahzib thi poshida wahan

shahr khoda to tawarikh ke tukde nikle
dheron pathrae hue waqt ke safhon ko ulat kar dekha [...]

bis baras se khade the jo is gati nahr ke dwar
jhumte kheton ki sarhad par banke pahre-dar
ghane suhane chhanw chhidakte bor lade chhitnar
bis hazar mein bik gae sare hare bhare ashjar
jin ki sans ka har jhonka tha ek ajib tilism
qatil teshe chir gae un sawanton ke jism
giri dhadam se ghayal pedon ki nili diwar
katte haikal jhadte pinjar chhatte barg-o-bar
sahi dhup ke zard kafan mein lashon ke ambar
aaj khada main sochta hun is gati nahr ke dwar
is maqtal mein sirf ek meri soch lahakti dal
mujh par bhi ab kari zarb ek ai aadam ki aal