Main, Ek Aur Main

mujh se achchha nahin

kuchh bura bhi nahin

Thik mujh sa bhi shayad nahin

mujh ko mahsus hota hai kuchh muKHtalif bhi nahin

wo jo ek ajnabi aaj aaya hai is shahr mein

ain-mumkin hai paida yahin wo hua ho

jawan ho gaya to kisi dusre des mein ja basa

na-rawa mausamon ke thapeDon ki yalghaar mein

kuchh fasurda o maghmum bikhra hua

lauT aaya ho ek roz apne purane isi shahr mein

ye bhi mumkin hai wo

ek dushman qabile ka koi safir-e-adawat ya dahshat ho ya phir koi

hijraton ke tasalsul ka wamanda rah-rau

ghaDi do ghaDi ke liye mere is shahr mein ruk gaya ho

wo ek be-ghari se kisi dusri be-ghari mein yahan aa gaya ho

wo mafrur qatil ho mumkin hai is shahr ko

kunj-e-mahfuz shayad samajhta ho ye sochta ho

guzar jaenge aafiyat se shab o roz baqi ke us ke yahan

main to sar-sabz-o-shadab barson jiya lahlahaya isi KHak par

jism apna tha main

zehn apna tha main

KHud se maqdur ke daere mein shanasa bhi tha

hadsa mujh pe guzra ajab ye ki main

aaj apni hi pahchan ke kaise aazar mein ghir gaya

ab yahan kaun hun

nam mera hai kya

kis ka ham-dam hun main

kis ka ham-zad hun

kaun mera hai ham-zad chaaron taraf se umaDti hui bhiD mein

baad-e-masmum mein

jism o jaan ko jhulasti hui reg-e-paikar mein ghar gaya

main mukafat ke sail-e-asrar main ghar gaya