ajib ma-fauq silsila tha 
shajar jaDon ke baghair hi 
ug rahe the 
KHeme baghair chobon ke 
aur tanabon ke aasare ke 
zamin pe istada ho rahe the 
charagh lau ke baghair hi 
jal rahe the 
kuze baghair miTTi ke 
chaak par Dhal rahe the 
dariya baghair pani ke 
bah rahe the 
sabhi duaen girafta-pa thin 
ruki hui chizen qafila thin 
pahaD barish ke ek qatre se 
ghul rahe the 
baghair chabi ke qufl 
az-KHud hi khul rahe the 
niDar piyaada the 
aur buzdil 
asil ghoDon pe baiTh kar 
jang laD rahe the 
gunahgaron ne sar se pa tak 
badan ko burraq chadaron se 
Dhaka hua tha 
wali ki nangi kamar chhupane ko 
koi kapDa nahin bacha tha 
ajib ma-fauq silsila tha
        Nazm
Ajib ma-fauq silsila tha
Rafiq Sandelvi

