KHala sa kahin hai

KHayaban-e-danish-gah-e-mumbai se
yahan raj-path ke safar tak

hamesha mere zer-e-pa
shahrahen rahi hain

aala imaraat
sarsabz maidan

do-ruya qataron mein
ashjar-e-farhan

tamaddun ke ghammaz
be-misl naql-o-hamal ke zarae

tahaffuz ko jaan-baz
sar baz har gam aanhken bichhae

main ek bachcha-e-qarya-e-dur-uftada
lekin

mere baKHt mein aaj tak
pae-taKHti sukunat rahi hai

aur ab jis idare se wabastagi hai
wahan ain lazim hai bairun-e-kishwar

yun hi pae-taKHti sukunat mile
(yani mahfil mein uzlat mile)

wo KHush-baKHt o KHush-kaam hon
zindagi se shikayat

sarasar ghalat na-rawa hai
wo bar-haq hai haq jaanta hai

magar ye bhi haq hai
main ek aisa fan-para hun

jis ke fankar
is shahr ke kohna ghar mein makin hain

jahan wapsi ke meri aaj imkan nahin hain
main akasr

yahi sochta tha
sabhi kuchh mayassar hai

phir kyun KHala sa kahin hai
khula hijr-e-fankar se dil hazin hai