aadhi raat ke sapne shayad jhute the
ya phir pahli bar sitare tute the

jis din ghar se bhag ke shahr mein pahunchi thi
bhag bhari ke bhag usi din phute the

mazhab ki buniyaad pe kya taqsim hui
ham-sayon ne ham-sae hi laute the

shokh-nazar ki chutki ne nuqsan kiya
hathon se chae ke bartan chhute the

odh ke phirti thi jo 'nainan' sari raat
is resham ki shaal pe yaad ke bute the