ChuTki bhar raushni

ye hona tha ye hona tha
ki main ne ek ajab

asrar ke andar
chale jaane ki KHwahish ki

jahan KHasta chaTanen ja-ba-ja bikhri paDi thin
shajar pathra gae the

kalas minar gumbad bhar chuke the
jahan ek dhund ka be-ant

lamba ghaar tha
jis mein nahin ki baadshahat thi

main khinchta ja raha tha ghaar ki jaanib
utarta ja raha tha ek ajab asrar ke andar

jahan ek par tha ThanDi raushni ka
jo hone ki anokhi dastan

andhe KHala ki lauh par tahrir karta ja raha tha
mujhe asrar ke haale ke andar

yun chale jaane ki jurat kyun hui
main kis liye Thahra raha

hairan shashdar be-dhaDak
wapas chale jaane ka

main ne kyun na socha us ghaDi
aur ab ye haal hai mera

ki main ek par kaTe tair ki surat
shifa-KHane ki mamta se bhari jholi ke andar

sar-nigun hun
magar main ek chuTki raushni to le hi aaya hun