ab aur nahi

aag jalchuki hai
ab dhua hoon main

ya sulag rha hoon
aanch ke intezaar mein

kayamat beet gayi hai kya

ab thandi hawa chalegi?

ya khatam hoga ye jalna

ek badi aag ke baad

mujhe iss andhere se nikalo koi

ehsaas sukoon-e-samandar ka kara do koi

main phir wahin gir jata hoon

lakhon koshishon ke baad

sab chhoot raha hai, hausla bhi

sab ansuna ho raha hai, 

jo hai vo kitna hai pata nahi

par jo nahi hai ab uski bhi aas nahi!

ek waqt yaad nahi kab jab,
main apne ghar ki sabhi khidki khol ke rakhta tha

ki har roshini guzarti hui gali se, mujhse milke jana

par ab sab band hain, na bahar gaya hoon barson se

na koi andar aaya hai, ye makaan khali hai

jis mausam ka intezaar mujhe har saal rehta tha

iss saal usi ki aahat se dil dar ke baitha hai

kahin khul na jaye yaadon ki vo gathri

ek ek karke, kahin saare hisab na chukane pade

ab thak gaya hoon

khud ko dhoondh raha tha

safar ke har ek padav par

jab chala tha to har gaanv apna tha

har khyal sapna tha

har thokar par uthna tha

kisi par jeeteji marna tha

kehta kuch hoon kehna kuch aur hai

mujhpar gaur hai

yehi mushkil hai, yehi chahat hai

kya yehi barbaadi ki aahat hai?

smjhane ki koshish kar raha hoon kuch to

shayad bhaag raha hoon mushkil halaton se

kahin aas hai ki koi laut aaye

ab dil bhar gaya hai purani baaton se

ab kya bacha hai?

bas marne ke liye jeena hai

dar ki garmi bas ab aur nahi

jakadan ye sulgan bas aur nahi

vo mil jaegi kisi nukkad par 

nikal jaunga muskuraye bina

uski nazaron ne mere naye andazon ko parkha

iski chahat ab aur nahi