Samundar aasman aur main

khulin jo aankhen to sar pe nila falak tana tha
chahaar-jaanib siyah pani ki tund maujon ka ghalghala tha

hawaen chiKHon ko aur karahon ko le ke chalti thin aur miTTi
ki zard KHushbu mein maut-mausam ka zaiqa tha

nazar manazir mein Dub kar bhi misal-e-shisha tahi thi yani
gul-e-tamasha nahin khila tha

hiras jazbon ki rahguzar mein dil-e-tajjub-zada akela
KHamosh tanha bhaTak raha tha

ki ek sae ki narm aahaT ne raston ka nasib badla
koi talluq ke chand lahje mein apne-pan ki ada se bola

mire musafir udas mat ho ki ahd-e-furqat hi zindagi hai
ye faslon ki KHalij rah-e-visal hai aur talab nigahon ki raushni hai

tamam chizen tumhaare mere
badan ke rishton ka silsila hain

tumhein KHabar hai ki hum samundar
aur aasmanon ki intiha hain!