abad ke tasht mein kuchh phul aur sitare liye ye main hun dur se aaya hua tumhaare liye ajab thi un se mulaqat par tapak meri wo mere khas-kade mein aa gae sharare liye dayar-e-girya ki galiyon mein aisi phislan hai bashar guzarte hain diwaron ke sahaare liye bichha ke in ko main chahe jidhar utar jaun rawan hun naw mein dariya ke do kinare liye bulandi se gire mazmun ki tarah hai hayat ludhakti phirti hai laghzish ke istiare liye hazar subh-e-safar nashte ki mez pe thi main garm-e-sair hua nur ke harare liye na jaane abr mera kis taraf rawana hai siyah raat ke parde mein barq-pare liye khuda se khauf-zada itna kar diya gaya tha ki hum ne sans bhi duniya mein dar ke mare liye yahi thi shab jo zamin se gai thi nam le kar ab aasman se chali aa rahi hai tare liye bahut si khud mein tamasil jama kar li hain kuchh apne waste kuchh khas kar tumhaare liye main dhund laya kahin se kinaya farda ka kahin se guzre hue waqt ke ishaare liye samaa ke liye sargoshiyan utha laya nazar ke waste fitrat se kuchh nazare liye sab ek sath kahin lapata hue 'shahid' buland karni hai kis ne sada hamare liye