Suraj ka aatish-kada

sochta hun
waqt ki gardan pakaD kar

reshmi scarf ka phanda laga kar
khinch lun

aur itni zor se chiKHun
zamin se

aasman tak
sirf meri chiKH hi ka shor gunje

waqt ki marti hui aawaz koi sun na pae
sochta hun

wusat-e-afaq mein parwaz kar ke
raat ki aankhon mein tariki ka parda Dal kar main

chand taron ko chura laun zamin par
aur thoDi der

bachchon ki tarah KHush ho ke khelun
khelne se bhi jab apna dil na bahle

ek patthar par paTaKH kar
har khilaune ko main chakna-chur kar dun

sochta hun
aasman se chhin kar

jalte hue suraj ki thaali
ek kashti ki tarah

gahre samundar mein chalaun
aur us par sari duniya ko biTha kar

gharq kar dun
sochta hun

sochte hi sochte
main KHud hi ek din

soch ke aatish-kada mein jal na jaun