Asal mein ye dasht tha

is mein ye dasht tha
is dasht mein

maKHluq kab warid hui
KHuda malum

lekin
sab baDe buDhe ye kahte hain

udhar ek dasht tha
jaane kyun un ko yahan

lambi qataron
shahr ki gunjaan galiyon

daftaron
shah-rahon

raston aur resturanon
jalse juluson

railiyon aur
iwan-ha-e-baala-o-zirin mein

KHush-libasi ke bharam mein
nachti wahshat nazar aati nahin