Ek KHwahish

tera chehra sada kaghaz

hai tassur kora kora

dagh hai koi na koi naqsh hai!

kyun ye khiDki band hai?

aa tujhe apne labon se chum kar

tere chehre ko bana dun ek achchhi si bayaz

taki is par hari ghaDi bante rahen miTte rahen

tere andar ghumte phirte hue

na-shunida aur na-gufta huruf

aa ye khiDki khol dun

taki tera andarun

(teri palkon ki chiqon tak hi sahi) bahar to aae

sada kaghaz par koi tahrir ho

chaukhaTe mein koi to taswir ho

warna ye ban jaega aKHbar

karobar-e-in-o-an ka ishtihaar

waqt ke talwon se qatra qatra KHun

tere chehre par Tapakta jaega jam jaega

na-shunida aur na-gufta huruf

gaDmaDa jaenge ho jaenge 'jumble-up' baham

band khiDki ke paTon par shoKH laDke

kuchh ka kuchh likhte rahenge