sarphiri si baatein ye teri
muqammal kar bhi lu
makbul karna mushkil

har martaba jo ye tu aajata hai
zehen mein maano zeher sa mehsoos hota hai
dil par marham jo bhi lagaya
kab zakhmon ko cheer ke nikal gaye, pata bhi na chala

par usko dekha, phir se —
waqt ke intehaan ke baad hi sahi
wahi aankhen, wahi muskurahat
wahi pagalpan —
maano saare gham dil rehte, pighal gaye

jab aankhen hi bol dein
toh labon ki khamoshi bhi kya?
naseehat jo ye duniya de, aahista hi sahi
samajh aati hai — duniya ke pare
jo teri meri duniya baithi hai

maano intzaar kar rahi ** —
uski yaad satati hai
par intzaar bhi ye kaisa,
uska — jise kabhi aana hi na tha

zaleel toh apno ne hi kiya
iss qadar ghaav jo hai ye mere
kya sapna, aur kya baddua

nazdeekiyan — har ek cheez
jo maano hawa ki tarah
nadiyon mein behte hue
mujhe tere kareeb le aaye

sab seh lenge — dard ** ya dilkash
aarzoo se likh rahi hoon
afsana ye tera mera

kaafir ban ke reh gaye
khud apne hi shauq-e-ishq karte karte guzar gaye
sochti thi — gair hai ye sab
ummedon aur khwabon ke pare

par giri aisi, ki sambhal na payi

hamari kahani likhi hui thi
aur duniya — uske log
iss janam mein bhale hi door kar dein
ye dooriyan nahi samjhi
junoon ko mere

zindagi aur maut —
aur uske baad ke safar mein
uns rahegi meri, kasakti hi sahi
teri ruksat bechain bhale hi chhod jaye

fanaa ** jaana —
la-ila, ab bepanah pyaar jo ye mera

hota hi kya hai qissa iss zamaane ka?
kahenge log — jo unhe kehna hai

raahguzar tera mera —
sarphiri si main
khamoshi mein rehkar
tujhe bayaan jo na kar sake

socha tha — padh chuka hoga
jo hum shabdon mein piroh na sake

ye vaada — ek laila ka apne majnu se:

tujhe kho bhi dun, darr nahi kisi baat ka
rahega zehen mein mere — paa hi lungi
iss janam nahi, toh agli dafa