fazaen khushk thin ghar ki to bahar kyon nahin dekha
darichon se wo hangamon ka manzar kyon nahin dekha

zamin ke khushk lab ye mausamon ka zahr pite hain
to tum ne aasmanon ka samundar kyon nahin dekha

fazaon ki kasak se kuchh taqaze bhi badalte hain
hawas lamhat ko tum ne kuchal kar kyon nahin dekha

suna ye hai samundar mein jazire bhi numayan the
hata kar baadban tum ne thahar kar kyon nahin dekha

jo ghar mein chhod aaya tha kafan odhe hue rishte
na jaane us ne basti ko palat kar kyon nahin dekha

suna hai barf se bhi ungliyan logon ki jalti hain
to tum ne sard angaron ko chhu kar kyon nahin dekha

janab-e-'rind' tum to pujte aae ho patthar ko
jo darwaze pe chaspan hai wo patthar kyon nahin dekha