Bahut qarib hai pat-jhaD ki rut palak na uTha

bahut qarib hai pat-jhaD ki rut palak na uTha
zamin se aks uTha dhup ki chamak na uTha

ghilaf-e-sang mein lipTa hua hai shahr ka shahr
chali hawa to zamin se ghubar tak na uTha

qadam qadam pe ye Dar tha ki ghat mein hai koi
yahan to pa-e-tafakkur mein thi jhijak na uTha

phir apna apna kafan le ke chal diye sab log
kisi se bar-e-gham-e-marg-e-mushtarak na uTha

main chob-e-gham tha ki pahron sulag sulag ke jala
kabhi jo shoala uTha bhi to yak-ba-yak na uTha

shigaf-e-sar ko wajud-e-hawa-e-shor bahut
ye shahr-e-sang hai yan tohmat-e-namak na uTha

bahut zamin se uThaya uThi na parchhain
gira tha aks kuchh aisa ki aaj tak na uTha