Ajab pani hai

ajab pani hai
ajab mallah hai

suraKH se be-fikr
aasan mar ke

kashti ke ek kone mein baiTha hai
ajab pani hai

jo suraKH se daKHil nahin hota
koi mauj-e-nahufta hai

jo pende se
kisi lakDi ke taKHte ki tarah chipki hai

kashti chal rahi hai
sar-phiri lahron ke jhule mein

abhi ojhal hai
jaise Dubti ab Dubti hai

jaise batn-e-ab se
jaise talatum ki siyahi se

abhi nikli hai
jaise raat-din

bas ek hi aalam mein
kashti chal rahi hai

kya ajab kashti hai
jis ke dam se ye pani rawan hai

aur us mallah ka dil naghma-KHwan hai
kitne Tapu rah mein aae

magar mallah
KHushki ki taraf khinchta nahin

nazara-e-raqsandagi KHwab mein
shamil nahin hota

ajab pani hai
jo suraKH se daKHil nahin hota