Anjam

wahi chehre nazar ke samne hain
jinhen pahchanna

mushkil nahin hai
ye mere samne barson rahe hain

magar!
ab kis liye

ye mere sar mein
musalsal dard sa rahne laga hai

(unhen har ek pal tak tak ke shayad)
(miri aankhen hi shayad bujh rahi hain)

main in aankhon se
ab kitna dukhi hun

wahi chehre
main jin se aashna hun

mujhe aankhon pe kitna zor de kar
unhen pahchanna paDta hai

aaKHir!
ye barqi rau si kaise chhoDte hain

thakan ki aur uktahaT ki
aaKHir!

wo baaten KHatm kaise ho gai hain
wo aawazen!

kahan hain aaj?
aaKHir!

wo in aankhon mein kaise kho gai hain
ki andhe bhi

to ek duje ko
aaKHir!

baghair aankhon hi ke pahchante hain
to kya?

aawaz aankhon se baDi hai?
(ye hum pe kaisi bipta aa paDi hai?)

hamari nasl!
kitni zinda-dil thi

hamari nasl ka anjam
aaKHir!

hua hai kis liye itna bhayanak
ki tak tak kar kisi ko ub jaana

nazar ke sath KHud bhi Dub jaana