Mubarak wo saat

main bhaTka hua ek musafir
rah-o-rasm-e-manzil se na-ashnai pe nazan

taaqub mein apni hi parchhaiyon ke rawan tha
mere jism ka bojh dharti sambhaale hue thi

magar us ki ranaiyon se mujhe koi dil-bastagi hi nahin thi
kabhi rah chalte hue KHak ki ruh-parwar kashish

main ne mahsus ki hi nahin thi
main aankhon se bina tha lekin

mere chaar-su chadaren aainon ki tarah thin
ki jin ke liye mera partaw hi tha ek zinda haqiqat

kisi dusre ko gawara na thi is mein shirkat
main kanon se bahra nahin tha

magar jis tarah kohna gumbad mein chamgadaDon ke bhaTakne ki aawaz gunjti nahin hai
khule aasman ke parindon ki chahkar andar pahunchti nahin hai

isi tarah mera bhi zauq-e-samaat rasa tha faqat apni hi dhaDkanon tak
bas apne lahu ki subuk aahaTon tak

main bhaTka hua ek musafir
meri rah par miT chuke the safar ke ishaaraat sare

faramoshiyon ki ghani dhund mein kho chuke the jihat ke nishanat sare
rah-e-rasm-e-manzil se main aashna hi nahin tha

magar main akela
karoDon ki is bhiD mein bhi udas aur akela

taaqub mein apni hi parchhaiyon ke rawan tha
main shayad hamesha yunhi apni parchhaiyon ke taaqub mein hairan phirta

agar raushni mujh pe chamki na hoti
mubarak wo saat ki jab maut aur tirgi ke ghane saeban ke tale

raushni mujh pe chamki
mere dil pe dharti ne aur us ke arfa mazahir ne apni mohabbat raqam ki

mubarak wo saat ki jab barq ke koDe lahraati
lohe ki chilon se aur

aatishin tir barsate faulad ke par darindon se muDbheD mein
main ne dekhe

mere sathiyon ke jigar mein taraazu hain jo tir
hua hun main KHud un ka naKHchir

jo qatra lahu ka gira un ke tan se
baha hai wo mere badan se

mubarak wo saat ki jab main ne jaana
meri dhaDkanon mein karoDon dilon ki sada hai

meri ruh mein mushtarak garche qalib juda hai