ab tak the wabasta jo alfaz ke tanon-banon se
apni qimat mang rahe hain be-qadre insanon se

maujon ke qirtas pe dekho dast-e-qudrat ka aalam
ek maqala likhta hai wo kitne hi unwanon se

jab se hai sine ke andar har-su tari sannata
wahshat hai na khauf raha hai is dil ko viranon se

kitne hi khurshid agarche ummidon ke dub chuke
ek diya rakkha hai raushan ladne ko tufanon se

us ki yaadon se tum ab tak munh ko pher ke baithe ho
aise kab rutha karte hain ghar aae mehmanon se

us ne bhi halqe mein apne farzanon ko dhund liya
hum ne bhi kar li hai sangat sahra mein diwanon se

hum to patthar ki basti mein shishon ke rakhwale hain
zakhmon ki tadad na puchho hum jaise na-danon se

mitti mein dafna kar aise jhad rahe hain hath sabhi
bojh utara hai rishton ka jaise apne shanon se

rindon se ab maikhane ka puchho na ahwal 'shakil'
rishta jab tum tod chuke ho saqi se paimanon se