SuKHan darmanda hai

KHunuk-mausam nahin guzra
safar suraj kare to abr us ke sath chalta hai

abhi naddi ke pani par hawa ke taziyane se nishan paida nahin hota
tabar ki zarb-kari se, shaKHon se zamin par

patta patta harf girte hain
koi fiqara shajar ke zaKHm-e-mohmal ki pazirai nahin karta

lahu mani nahin deta
to phir qirtas-e-ahmar ho ki abyaz rang-e-pairahan se

KHushbu-e-suKHan nikle to ji bahle
mahakta hai kahin sayyaad ke fitrak mein nafa

mere mahbub ka wada
isi tishna sitare ke taaqub mein suKHan apna falak mahtab o anjum ke safinon se

bhara dariya ganwa baiTha
masafat satr se ta-satr kis suraj pe tai hogi

koi TukDa falak ka hath aae to rajaz likkhen
dua ke baadban kholen

kise kis ghaT utarna hai?
kaho un se jo agle morchon se sulh ka paigham dete hain

muqabil lauh-e-mazmun-e-tasalli bhi hai
lahn-e-KHud-girafta bhi

kise kis ghaT utarna hai
sarab-e-rang mein mahw-e-safar un aahuwan-e-nafa-e-gum-karda se, kuchh puchho

kise kis ghaT utarna hai