Hayat-e-rawan

ba-zahir kahin koi halchal nahin hai
hayat-e-rawan apne markaz se chimTi hui hai

bahut aam be-kar uljhe dinon ki
mulaem si gaThri mein rakkhi hui

ek be-nam si dopahar hai
hawa chal rahi hai

na jaane kahan
gahre bechain baadal ke TukDe

uDe ja rahe hain
pareshan saDkon pe bahte hue zard patte

faza mein bikharta hua kuchh ghubar-e-musalsal
zara pal do pal ko

bahut dur patton pe hansta hua
tez suraj

magar phir chamakti hui ek kiran par
jhapaTte hue gadle baadal

khule aasman par Thaharte nahin hain
hawa chalti rahti hai rukti nahin hai

daraKHton pe shaKHen
idhar se udhar Dolti hain

idhar se udhar
meri chashm-e-tasawwur mein uDte hue chand TukDe

lapakte jhapakte KHayalat ke maile baadal
kahin sath-e-dil par Thaharte nahin hain

ba-zahir jahan koi halchal nahin hai
magar ye ghubar-e-musalsal uDae chali ja rahi hai

hawa chalti rahti hai rukti nahin hai
hayat-e-rawan apne markaz se chimTi hui hai

magar be-nam si dopahar ke
sukut-e-nihan mein

ajab be-kali hai