Ek Nazm

rafta rafta sab aawazen

jo dil ke andar hain

aur bahar

ek aise sakte mein kho jaengi

jis ka mafhum abhi tak

kisi ishaat-ghar ke harfon mein Dhala nahin hai

aasar-e-qadima ke mahir

madfun purane shahr ke andar bahar se khod chuke hain

lekin us ka mafhum abhi tak

kisi imarat ki shah-gardish ki mehrabon mein

aur kisi chaar aaine ke riste ghaw mein mila nahin hai

jis ko is ka raaz mile wo hasb-zel pate par pahuncha de:

'anis-nagi', lahore