aahaten sun raha hun yaadon ki
aaj bhi apne intizar mein gum

is andhere mein na ek gam bhi rukna yaro
ab to ek dusre ki aahaten kaam aaengi

apni aahat pe chaunkta hun main
kis ki duniya mein aa gaya hun main

ghar tha ya koi aur jagah jahan main ne raat guzari thi
yaad nahin ye hua bhi tha ya wahm hi ki ayyari thi

ek anar ka ped bagh mein aur ghata matwari thi
aas-pas kale parbat ki chup ki dahshat tari thi [...]

pahle to us ki yaad ne sone nahin diya
phir us ki aahaton ne kaha jagte raho

koi halchal hai na aahat na sada hai koi
dil ki dahliz pe chup-chap khada hai koi