Mujhe abhi bahut dur jaana hai

kya pairon ki thakan is safar ko rok sakti hai
kya raste ke roDe mere irade ko toD sakte hain

kya main yahan se wapas lauT jaunga
kya main aur aage chal nahin paunga

nahin nahin
shayad mujhe jaana hai bahut dur

go hun main thakan se chur
aur be-zar har manzar se

jo bar bar lauT kar nazar ki uktahaT ban jata hai
wahi aasman

wahi zamin
wahi chand wahi sitare

chandni mein chamakte aur mahakte wahi phul
hathon mein chubhte wahi babul

wahi mere man ko salaKHon mein lahu karne wale aqwal
lekin shayad uktahaT bhi mane na ho

qadmon ki
shayad zindagi qaidi na bane lamhon ki

ye to hawa-e-barg-o-bar ki tarah hai
jo kabhi na kabhi guzar jaegi

mere zehn ke KHazane ki upri sath ko bhi
kabhi na chhu paegi

shayad abhi aage bahut dur jaana hai
aur in bar bar aate lamhon

har bar aankh ke samne ubharte manzaron
dariyaon sahraon jangalon

ganw aur shahron
ke bhiD se mujhe koi naya rang

nikalna hoga
apne paraganda zehn ko qabr mein dafn kar ke

naya but naya mandir banana hoga
purane lafzon se naya lafz

purane maani se nae maani
KHalq karne honge

yahi nahin
mujhe parina kanon mein

samaaton ke nae paimane
aankhon ke liye

nae manzar-name se tartib dene honge
chalte chalte mere jute bhi ghis gae hain

mujhe uff juton ko hi badalna hoga
aur aankhon par nai ainak lagani hogi

taki purane shishe mein nae rang
purane na dikhai den

shayad ye thakan mujhe rok na pae
shayad main in roadon ko phalang dun

shayad apne hathon se babulon ko noch
phenkun

shayad main sin ki salaKHon ko toD kar
bahar aa jaun

aur malgaji chandni ke aks ghar
apne lahu se surKH-ru kar dun

aur qadam baDhate aage nigal jaun
shayad mujhe abhi bahut dur jaana hai