badan pe koi zara hai na hath mein talwar
aur ashk-zar mein sadiyon ke undulus ka safar
is aasman ke niche kahin paDaw na tha
ajab tilism tha wo aaTh sau baras ka safar
ajab nahin jo kisi subh phul-ban ke khilun
mera safar hai andhere mein KHar-o-KHas ka safar
Nazm
Qartaba mein
Mohammad Izhar ul Haq