Raste mein sham ka muqaddar hona

us ke lahje mein sham ho rahi thi
aur raste raston ko chhoDte hue

kisi aur raste par ja rahe the
us ka badan KHud se alag hone ke liye

apne hi badan se puchh raha tha
kunware rahne ki tapasya akarat gai

kisi chahne wale ko
us ne ek bosa bhi nahin diya

us ki miTTi ne kisi aur miTTi ko chhua hi nahin
shariat ki aamariyyat ko

KHud us ne hi dawat di thi
warna KHuda se kisi ghalat ko

ghalat chhune ki baat to kabhi hui hi nahin thi
aur koi hum se bhul ke

hamari aaKHiri KHwahish bhi na puchhe
aisa to kabhi hua hi nahin

Dubte hue jahaz mein bhagne wale
aaKHiri chuhe ko bhi to

kisi ne bhi nahin dekha
siwae us ke ki

Dubone wale pani ne
KHud ko dekha

ya Dubne wale ko dekha
mohabbat jin rangon se

bani hui kahani thi
us ke kisi bhi kirdar ko

is ne kabhi bhule se bhi pas na aane diya
ek ThanDi jamid bisat par dauDti hui

mayusi ko
parinda banne ki KHwahish to zarur rahi hogi

magar kya koi ye dekh sakta hai ki
kisi botal se kag arne ke manzar mein

botal ke baatin par kya guzarti hai
kisi ghalat munh se nikle hue lafz se

zindagi ki aab-o-hawa par kya guzarti hai
duniya mein hone wale kisi bhi zulm ne

bas misal hi to qaem ki
ek tariKH hi to banai

hath mein uThae hue ek patthar se
an-ginat hathiyaron tak

darmiyan mein
zamane to an-ginat rahe honge

ya tariKH to ek hi thi
kisi ghalat ko sahi mein badalne ki KHwahish

duniya ka nizam badal sakti to
aaj tak hum ghalat KHwab

na dekh rahe hote
phir ye azab kya hai ki

hum ek puri zindagi
ghalat KHwabon ke hawale karte hue

KHud KHwab ho jaen
ye aur baat ki

pur-asrar ghaib mein
yaqin na rakhne wale ko bhi

kisi bhi ghaib se
kuchh pane ya madad lene ki

KHwahish to hoti hai
aur KHwahish ka kya hai

KHwahish agar zamin par rengne wali
chyunTi bhi ho to

wo hathi ko halak kar sakti hai
ek chyunTi hathi ko

is liye halak kar deti hai ki
use is ke sar tak

pahanne ki rah ka gyan
aadmi se kahin zyaada hota hai

afsos ki chyunTi se zyaada
gyan wala aadmi to

zamin par paida hi nahin hua
afsos pahaD ki chaDhai chaDhne

aur unchi choTiyon ko
sar karne walon mein se

koi ek bhi aisa nahin hua
jo pahle zindagi nam ke hathi ke sarki

chaDhai chaDhta ya is ke sar ko
sar kar chuka hota

aadmi ne ghar banaya
is mein rahne ke liye

magar wo us mein kabhi raha is liye nahin ki
ru-e-zamin par

kisi bhi ghar ka baatin nahin ban saka
ek puri duniya ka zahir to

hamari nazar mein rakh diya gaya
magar baatin se bani hui

koi duniya to bani hi nahin
to hum kya dekhte

ya dikhane walon se hum kya kahte
ya is se kya kahte

jis ke lahje mein sham hone se pahle
din ki raushni ki

koi bisat to rahi hogi
palaT ke kuchh dekhne ki ada bhi

nahin malum thi
warna koi kah sakta hai ki

use asbab se bhari hui duniya se
kuchh mayassar aaya

nahin kuchh bhi to nahin
ya jo duniya

asbab se bhari hui dikhai gai
wo KHud apni jagah thi bhi ya nahin

aur is ki koi bhi shai
apni jagah thi bhi ya nahin