bala ki dhup thi sari faza dahakti rahi magar wafa ki kali shakh par chatakti rahi bichhadte waqt mein us ko dilasa deta raha wo be-zaban thi mujhe bebasi se takti rahi use khabar thi ki hum ahl-e-dasht pyase hain jabhi to mauj kinaron se sar patakti rahi alam-nasib to ro ro ke so gae aakhir magar malul hua raat bhar sisakti rahi dam-e-judai wo maryam salib ki manind mere gale se badi der tak latakti rahi main aisi rah pe nikla ki meri khush-bakhti tamam umr meri khoj mein bhatakti rahi