KhanDar aur phul

makan jal chuka hai
khanDar hai siyahi hai bujhti hui rakh ki siskiyan hain

meri aankh pur-nam hai
chup-chap gum-sum khaDa hun yahan par

mere aansuon mein
tasawir hain

mazi-o-haal ki
waqt ki manzilon ki

mere zehn mein dastan hai
zamane ke banne bigaDne ki

tamir-o-taKHrib ki dhaDkanon ki
mere kan mein gunjti hain wo narm aur shirin sadaen

jinhen aag ne is makan ke khanDar mein fana kar diya hai
mohabbat ki taqdis

masum shamon ke ashkon ki garmi
dhoen ki taDapti hui dhaariyan

un ka paigham ban kar
fazaon mein shayad bhaTakne lagi hain

meri aankh pur-nam hai phir bhi main KHush hun
mere pas KHwabon ki masum ThanDak

iradon ke raushan sitaron ki narmi
taKHayyul ki bahti hui naghmagi hai

main yaadon ke malbe pe taKHliq ka phul le kar khaDa hun