kitne hath sawali hain
kitni jeben khali hain

sab kuchh dekh raha hun main
raaten kitni kali hain

manzar se la-manzar tak
aankhen khali khali hain

us ne kore-kaghaz par
kitni shaklen dhaali hain

sirf zafar 'tabish' hain hum
'ghaalib' 'mir' na 'haali' hain