kal apne shahr ki bas mein sawar hote hue
wo dekhta tha mujhe ashk-bar hote hue

parinde aae to gumbad pe baith jaenge
nahin shajar ki zarurat mazar hote hue

hai ek aur bhi surat raza-o-kufr ke bich
ki shak bhi dil mein rahe e'tibar hote hue

mere wajud se dhaga nikal gaya hai dost
main be-shumar hua hun shumar hote hue

dubo raha hai mujhe dubne ka khauf ab tak
bhanwar ke bich hun dariya ke par hote hue

wo qaid-khana ghanimat tha mujh se be-ghar ko
ye zehn hi mein na aaya farar hote hue