Husn najat-dahinda hai

sirf husn
han sirf husn najat-dahinda hai

aankhon ka
jo ghaTiya pinjron mein qaid hai

aur mamuli manazir mein mahbus
kisi gali-saDi la-yaniyat ki tarah najis

kisi bhule hue lafz ki tarah aaseb-zada
kyun nahin bujh leti aulad-e-adam

ki khul jaega sara chhupao
ek haibatnak KHali Thahrao mein

jo ek saffak bedari se mohr-band hai
ek madfun parwaz ki tarah

ek hunut-shuda ufuq ki tarah
bil-aKHir hasti ki zad-bum par dhund chha gai

ab cockroach ghaarat-gar fateh hain
us kaenat ke jahan waqt abhi ajnabi nahin hua

un ki saltanat mein tariKH mamnua hai
zamane par KHarash Dalti KHar-dar tughyani

hawadis se pare chalti hui
Takra rahi hai qadim chaTTanon se

ek bahut hi siyah raat ke sahme hue sitare
ek pur-haul faza mein sans leti KHamoshi

jise hum KHwab karna chahte hain
KHwab jauhar hain asil nind ka

insani aankhon ka
hamare sayyare

aur hamare zamane itne KHallaq nahin hain
ki bana saken ek sachchi raat

jo sahaar sake
abdiyat se tarashi hui wo tahdar gahrai

jis se taKHayyul ka qimash buna gaya hai
yaqinan hamein ek nind ki zarurat hai

kisi asatiri sitare ka dabiz ka hi saya
ghaibi dhundalke ko sanwarta ujalta

ek dil, ek zaKHm---- bana sakte hain dekhe ko an-dekha
dard kafil hai ruh ka

lafz ki bulughat tak shole ki puKHtagi tak