koi markaz se alag hai koi mehwar se alag
aadmi khud ho gaya hai apne paikar se alag

kitne khanon mein bata hai ahd-e-nau ka aadmi
koi bahar se juda hai koi andar se alag

be-libasi ke siwa ab kuchh nazar aata nahin
is qadar hai jism khuddari ki chadar se alag

dagh-e-dil kashmir ka gujraat ka dil dardnak
hadisa koi kahan hai chhe december se alag

band thin almariyon mein chahaton ki filen
kis ne ki 'akhtar' ye dastawez daftar se alag