Dua

an-ginat shamsi-nizamon ke bakheDon se agar
ek zara fursat mile to

meri aankhon ki namida kor par ashk-e-nadamat ki taraf bhi dekh lena
jhilmilata ek sitara jaise istighfar ka koi wazifa

ye zamin
teri maKHluqat ka adna sa zarra

aur is zarre ka main juzw-e-haqir
mera hissa nabz-e-maani ki KHush-ahangi mein lafzon ko nachana

apne hi ham-shakl jarsumon ki phailai hui bimariyon ke
x-ray photo mere alfaz

ghair duniya ghair is ka tajraba
lafz ghair aahang ghair

phir bhi mere kan mein phunka kisi ne
jo bhi kuchh main kar raha hun

jo bhi kuchh main likh raha hun
wo meri taKHliq hai

main bhi apne aap mein taKHliq-kar
aur ye shaitan phunk

mere sar mein chaDh gai
main ne apni ruh ko

paniyon par chhe dinon tak be-takan jumbish mein paya
lafz-e-kun ka wird kar ke aankh jab kholi to dekha

ye zamin ye aasman
raushni pani faza KHushki daraKHt

chand suraj kahkashan haiwan jin insan malak
ek coras ban gae hain

aur mujh par hans rahe hain
mere aage pichhe sharr-e-ma-KHalaq hai

ai tulu-e-subh ke rab
ek zara fursat mile to

meri is gum-sum ana ko
apne suraj ki zara si raushni aur aanch de dena

aur kah dena meri maKHluq ja meri nishani ban
mujh se apni ruh ke

ya ruh se mere guzarne ki kahani ban