khuli jo aankh to wo tha na wo jamana tha
dahakati aag thi tanhai thi fasana tha
gamo ne baant liya hai mujhe tu aapas mein
ki jaise main koi luta hua khajana tha

juda hai shakh se gul-rut se aashiyane se
kali ka jurm ghadi bhar ka muskurana tha
ye kya ki chand ho kadamo mein thak ke baith gaye
tumhe to sath mera door tak nibhana tha

mujhe jo mere lahu mein dabo ke gujara hai
wo koi gair nahi yaar ek purana tha
khud apne hath se shahjad usko kaat diya
ki jis darkht ki tahani pe aashiyana tha

The eyes that opened, found a world estranged,
A burning fire, solitude's dark page.
Grief’s cruel hands, they tore me, piece by piece,
As though I were a treasure, lost, released.

Apart I am, from bough, from season's grace,
A bud's brief crime, a smile upon the face.
Why weary so, at but a few short strides?
My path, you swore, would be at my side.

He who immersed me in my very blood,
Was not a stranger, but a friend of old, it would.
With my own hand, I felled the towering tree,
Upon whose branch, my dwelling used to be.