aaankhon mein sitare se chamakte rahe ta-der
ek ghar ke dar-o-baam ko takte rahe ta-der

aansu to hue khushk pa girya raha jari
bachchon ki tarah ro ke sisakte rahe ta-der

us shakh se ek mar-e-siyah lipta hua tha
lekin wahin tair bhi chahakte rahe ta-der

kya lams tha us dast-e-hinai ka tah-e-ab
angare se hathon mein dahakte rahe ta-der

ek aag si jalti rahi ta-umr lahu mein
hum apne hi ehsas mein pakte rahe ta-der

wo garmi-e-anfas wo jade ki khunuk raat
ehsas mein shoale se lapakte rahe ta-der