bas ek dhun thi samundar ko paar karne ki — Ain Irfan

miraa vajud jo patthar dikhaai detaa hai
tamaam umr ki shishagari kaa haasil hai

bahut nazdik the tasvir mein ham
magar vo faasla jo dikh rahaa thaa

be-maqsad mahfil se behtar tanhaai
be-matlab baaton se achchhi khaamoshi

jahaan tak Dubne kaa Dar hai tum ko
chalo ham saath chalte hain vahaan tak

gaamzan hain ham musalsal ajnabi manzil ki samt
zindagi ki aarzu mein zindagi khote hue

haadisa kaun saa huaa pahle
raat aai ki din Dhalaa pahle

shaahraahein dafatan shoale ugalne lag gaiin
ghar ki jaanib chal paDaa hai shahr gheraa kar tamaam

kyon tasavvur mein ji rahaa huun main
jab haqiqat mein mar hi jaanaa hai

na jaane us ne khule aasmaan mein kyaa dekhaa
parinda phir se jahaan-e-qafas mein lauT aayaa

ijz-o-niyaaz apnaa apni taraf hai saaraa
is musht-e-khaak ko ham masjud jaante hain

ruuh kis mast ki pyaasi gai mai-khaane se
mai uDi jaati hai saaqi tire paimaane se

main paa sakaa na kabhi is khalish se chhuTkaaraa
vo mujh se jiit bhi saktaa thaa jaane kyuun haaraa