ab to aisa koi manzar bhi dikhaya jae
jis se rote hue bachchon ko hansaya jae

jurm duniya mein yahi sab se bada hai ba-khuda
dil kisi ka kabhi hargiz na dukhaya jae

atomi bam ke dhamakon mein pale bachchon ko
kaise mitti ke khilaunon se lubhaya jae

kitne masum hain bhole se ye raushan chehre
in ko raunda nahin palkon pe bithaya jae

waqt-e-rukhsat ye kaha phul ne ek bulbul se
kuchh to mear-e-wafa aur badhaya jae

ab 'shagufta' ko jo tabir se dar lagta hai
us ki aankhon se har ek khwab churaya jae