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!