gulabi chonch mein kide liye udti hai gaurayya
jidhar ek aashiyan mein us ke bachchon ne abhi aankhen nahin kholin

magar hain bhuk se be-kal
machhere subh ki dhundli ridaon mein

purane chhapparon ki kokh se shanon pe rakh kar jal nikle hain
wahin par khanste hain chand mehnat-kash alao ke kinare bidiyan pi kar

falak-paima imarat ke liye mazdur patthar todte hain munhamik ho kar
sahar ki surmai dhundli ridaon mein

main gahri soch mein gum hun
saf-e-danish-waran kya in se bartar hai?