jaise jaise khud-nawisht-e-dostan padhte gae dushmanon ke bab mein kuchh-kuchh waraq jhute lage khush-yaqin hun mere andar koi hai mahw-e-kalam main faqat do hont hun jo bhi kahe wo hi kahe kya bharosa pattharon mein dub jae aabshaar sans mein jhakkad chale kab jism ka tuda dhahe regzar-e-sharq mein ab jue khun hai tez-gam wo ababilen kahan hain jin se sail-e-gham thame halki-halki barishon ki jhaalron ki ot mein surmagin kohsar ke kafir nazare kya hue kaun sa rishta hamare dil ko chhuta sa laga ye samajhna tha na mushkil garche hum anjaan the ahd-e-adam se rahe hain dushman-e-iman 'shahab' pur-kashish rukhsar do aur nain do jadu bhare