Safar aur qaid mein ab ki dafa kya hua

main ne ek sahil se ek sipi uThai
aur apne aansu ko us mein band kar ke

dur gahre samundar mein phenk diya
main ne apne hathon par

ek tez chhuri se
lambe safar ki lakir banai

aur aise jute KHaride
jo chalte hue pairon ko hamesha zaKHmi rakhte hain

ab ki dafa main ne ghar banaya hai
aise shishon ka

jin mein sirf andar ka aks rahta hai
aur aisi aag ka

jo zarurat paDne par KHud hi jal uThti hai
aur aisi hawa ka

jis ke liye koi darwaza kholne ki zarurat nahin
aur aisi chizon ka

jo apni apni jagah par farsh se juDi hui hain
main ne apne mausamon ko chura liya hai

aur ghas ke maidanon ko
registanon ko aasmanon ko

main ne ek titli ko ek kitab mein chhupa liya hai
aur ek KHwab ko aankhon mein

aur mohabbat ko jaanne ke liye
main ne

ek nazm paDhi hai
aur aawaz ke liye

ek git gaya hai
main ne ghup andhere mein

aankhen band kar ke
ghar ke shishon mein

KHud ko dekha hai
aur yaad kiya hai

ek aadmi ko
jo gahre samundar mein

wo sipi DhunDne utar gaya
jis mein main ne apna aansu qaid kar ke phenka tha