tuuta hua aina jo raste men pada tha
suraj ki tarah meri nigahon men chubha tha
naam apna hi main sab se khada puchh raha tha
kuchh meri samajh men nahin aaya ki ye kya tha
aankhon ke dariche nazar aate the muqaffal
aur zehn ke kamre men dhuan phail raha tha
jaati hui barat ne ik lamha thithak kar
thahri hui ik laash pe matam bhi kiya tha
maazi nahin marta hai yaqin aa gaya mujh ko
biita hua har pal vo liye saath khada tha
tufan ki zad men the khayalon ke safine
main ulta samundar ki taraf bhaag raha tha