Ik tanha chirag dhundhti hun

Jo jalte hue doston ki ummed na kare

Akeli raat ke andhere samete khud me

Par ujalo ke humsafar ke aane ki raah na take

Ye sheher jo kabhi mera humasaya tha

Aaj ajnabee nazar aata hai

Agar ujale ke badle

Chirag jaane pehchane chehre mangne lage

Kaha dhundungi...

Humsafar andhere ke

Chand ki Mehfil

Meri dehliz pe kyo chand utar aata hai
main rokti hu use phir bhi idhar aata hai
wo janta hai uski mehfile chubhti hai mujhe
mujhe chidhane ko har roz magar aata hai

main dhue se kar k parda nazar churati hun
wo magar cheer k parde pukarta hai mujhe
kaisi yaari hai ki marzi hai uski mera kya
meri bato ko ansuna sa karta jata hai

uski zid hai ki kuch to arz karu uski nazar
ye jaan k ki khamoshi ke naam raat likhi
phir bhi ladta hai roz roop naye dharta hai
aankh pe rukta nahi dil me aa utarta hai

main hansu ya ki rou zid pe aa k baitha hai
ek masoom si ada hai, na kahu kaise
do lafaz bol du ki behle aur so jaye
wo magar puri ghazal ki zid pakadta hai

jeeta hai chaand ya khamoshi meri hansti hai
jane kyo aaj yaha chandani chahakti hai...
Meri gali me dhoop chao ke khel ke baad
aksar chup chap chand ki mehfil jamti hai...

Khwab se

Raat ki tanha talash ka tukra

Ek akela sa khwab hu main...

Adhura bojh lagu to bhi

Nazaro se girana nahi...

Thak bhi jayo agar meri tabeer ki talash me,

mere saath chalna, khayal jaan k bhulana nahi.

Na dekhi dhup na tare gine,

Na os ki chadar chhui, na dhundh ki shawl buni...

Anjani duniya hai tere aankho ke aage ki

Anjan meri nasamjhi se tum kahi chidh jana nahi.

Koi raah mere kadmo se judi nahi ab tak

Na kisi aur ke raste pe chalna sikha hai...

Tum agar dhundhte ho pairo k nishan mere kahi

Na mile to bhi dhundhna... thak jana nahi...

Mere naam ki koi shakal nahi hai ab tak

Mera wajood to hai... pehchaan abhi mili nahi

Koi mere bare me pooche, aur samajh na paaye

To bas khamosh ho jana... Samjhana nahi...

Mai teri chhaya hun ya tu mera humsaya hai

Kuch to hai ek sa hum me ki hum jude hai kahi

Tune ji aankho se duniya hai dekhi ab tak ki...

Main unhi aankho se kal ki shakal ko dekh aayi...

Tumhe jo ik jhalak dikhlau us kal ki apne

Sach janna usko...

Jhuth samajh hansi me udana nahi.