Raazi-nama

raat ke kale badan pe sitare Tankne ki mashq

apni ruh par paiwand lagane jaisi mushkil nahin hoti

aasman se laTakti shaKHon par

mannaton ke dhage kab tak bandhe ja sakte hain

bujhe hue koele aur gili lakDi chingari nahin pakaDte

soi hui sard mohabbat ne karwaT badal li hai

charagh le kar safar par nikalne wali titli ko

chaudah din purane chand se kya gharaz

bahti hui saDkon se apna rasta chun lena

aur aawazon mein se apne hisse ki aawaz sun lena

aasman ke bas mein kab hai

us ke juzdan mein lipTi sahife jaisi raat nazil ho gai hai

sat suron mein bahta raat ka ye pahla pahar aur

kin-min sa barasta tumhaara narm ehsas

barish ke baen gal par rakha hua hai

aag barish ki boli bol rahi hai

september ki gyarahwin raat hai

saDak ki silwaTon par aThkheliyan leti mohabbat ko

barish ke pani se ba-wazu daraKHton ne sajda kar liya hai