ye kasafaton ki jo buhtat hai
is se KHud ko
hum kahan tak bachaen
na to saya-e-gumbad
na khule ujle sahn
ek be-rang si
be-ruh faza chhai hai
saut-o-ahang nahin
nok-e-sinan uTThe hain
apni aawaz ko
main KHud bhi nahin sun sakta
Nazm
Kasafat
Ali Zaheer Lakhnavi