saf-o-shaffaf pani ka dhaara
qutub-e-shumali se
qutub-e-junubi tak
ek lakir si banae hue hai
is saf-o-shaffaf dhaare ko
siyah samundaron ne gher liya hai
siyah samundar
na to tufan uTha sakta hai
na hi kisi ko Dubo sakta hai
wo to sirf KHauf-zada kar sakta hai
Nazm
Kala samundar
Ali Zaheer Lakhnavi