yaad rakhte kis tarah qisse kahani log the
wo yahan ke the nahin wo aasmani log the

sukhe pedon ki qataren roktin kab tak unhen
ud gae karte bhi kya barg-e-khizani log the

zindagi aankhon pe rakh kar hath pichhe chhup gai
darmiyan rah kar bhi sab ke aan-jahani log the

kal yahin par lahlahati thin hansi ki khetiyan
kal yahin par kaise kaise zafrani log the

tut kar bikhre hue hain qurbaton ke silsile
chhup gae jaane kahan jo darmiyani log the

khushk mitti ban gae to bundiyan nahla gain
aur hamein kya chahiye tha aag pani log the