ab ke safar kuChh aur thaa, aur hii kuChh saarab the

dasht-e-talab meN jaa ba jaa, saNg-e-giraan-e-Khwaab the

hashr ke din ka ghulghula shehar ke baam-o-dar meN thaa

nigle hue sawaal the, ugle hue jawaab the

ab ke baras bahaar ki rut bhii thii inetzaar ki

lehjoN meN sail-e-dard thaa, aankhoN meN izteraab the

KhwaaboN ke chaaNd Dhal gaye, taaroN ke dam nikal gaye

phuuloN ke haath jal gaye, kaise yeh aaftaab the

sail ki rehguzar hue, hoNT na phir bhi tar hue

kaisi ajiib piyaas thii, kaise ajiib sahaab the

umr isii tazaad meN, rizq-e-ghubaar ho gayii

jism thaa aur azaab the, aankheN thiiN aur Khwaab the

subah huii to shehar ke shor meN yuuN bikhar gaye

jaise voh aadmii na the, naqsh-o-nigaar-e-aab the

aankhoN meN Khuun bhar gaye rastoN meN hii bikhar gaye

aane se qabl mar gaye, aise bhii inqilaab the