Ek viran ganw mein

inhi sukhe hue maidanon mein
ab jahan dhup ki lahron ke siwa kuchh bhi nahin

sabz lahraate hue khet hua karte the
log aabaad the peDon ki ghani chhanw mein

mahfilen jamti thin afsane sune jate the
aaj viran makanon mein hawa chiKHti hai

dhul mein uDte kitabon ke waraq
kis ki yaadon ke waraq kis ke KHayalon ke waraq

mujh se kahte hain ki rah jao yahin
aur main sochta hun sirf andhera hai yahan

phir hawa aati hai diwani hawa
aur kahti hai: nahin sirf andhera to nahin

yaad hain mujh ko wo lamhe jin mein
log aazad the aur zinda the

aao main tum ko dikhaun wo maqam
ek viran jagah inTon ka ambar nahin kuchh bhi nahin

aur wo kahti hai ye pyar ka markaz tha kabhi
kis ki yaad aae mujhe kis ki batao kis ki!

aur ab chup hai hawa chup hai zamin
bol ai waqt! kahan hain wo log

jin ko wo yaad hain jin ki yaaden
in hawaon mein pareshan hain aaj