Hae shiddat ki kami

main jahan paida hua
parwarish paya baDha

aur jis ja aaj hun
un sabhi jaghon ka mausam

mo'tadil fayyaz muKHlis mehrban
jo tapane ya jamane ke amal se na-balad

KHak ke zarron ko bhobhal bante main ne
aaj tak dekha nahin

aur dariyaon ko rah-e-barf mein tabdil hote bhi na dekha
tajrabe miTTi ke londe gol chikne aur sapaT

nok hai un mein na dhaar
aur na chubhne ki sakat

ek aadat ek riwayat ek riwaj
kya mere bahar ka mausam aur kya mera mizaj!