Be-karan wusaton mein tanha

safar mein hun aur ruka khaDa hun
main chaaron samton mein chal raha hun magar kahan hun

wahin jahan surKH raushnai ka ek qatra
kisi qalam ki kasif nib se Tapak paDa hai

main KHud bhi shayad kisi qalam se gira hua ek surKH qatra hun
zindagi ki sajal jabin par chamakti bindiya si ban gaya hun

magar main bindiya nahin hun shayad ki wo to taqdis ka nishan hai
dilon ke dhagon ki ek girah hai

girah jo sadiyon mein banne wale hasin rishton ka aashram hai
jo aane wale taDapti sadiyon ki ibtida hai

girah to junction hai pTriyon ka musafiron ka nai-naweli rafaqaton ka
mohabbaton ka aziyyaton ka

magar main tanha hun be-karan wusaton mein tanha
safed mazi safed farda safed ye lamha-e-ibaadat

ki jis pe koi nahin ibarat
safed mathe pe surKH dhabba hun

ibtida intiha ke dhagon se kaT chuka hun
main surKH dhabba hun

kapkapate latif akson ka silsila hun
tamam chehre jo tere andar se jhankte hain

mere hi chehre ki jhalkiyan hain
mere hi sine ki dhaDkanen hain

ye tez rangon ke tund dariya
jo dukh ke koh-e-giran se ras kar

zamin ki banjar udas si saltanat ko chhu kar
us ek be-ant surKH nuqte ke bahr-e-zulmat mein gire hain

mere hi be-nam dast-o-pa hain
ye jagmagati si kahkashaen jo ibtida se

KHala ki zulmat mein qaid bahar ko uD rahi hain
girhen bani hain

wahin khaDi hain
wahin jahan surKH raushnai ka ek qatra

kisi qalam ki kasif nib se Tapak paDa hai
wo ek qatra jo mera dil hai

jo mere akson ka silsila hai
jo mere hone se surKH-ru hai

jo meri pa-basta aarzu hai