aisi mushkil mein na jaan thi pahle
zist kab itni garan thi pahle

aasman tha na zamin thi koi
kaenat ek dhuan thi pahle

dhup bahrup pighalta sona
chandni aab-e-rawan thi pahle

ek makhsus samaat sab ki
ek manus zaban thi pahle

qatl ke kab the ye sare saman
ek tir ek kaman thi pahle

ye jo bijli si chamak jati hai
sat pardon mein nihan thi pahle

is jagah bank nahin hota tha
ek kitabon ki dukan thi pahle

kuchh to raste the sitaron aise
kuchh tabiat bhi rawan thi pahle

phul hi phul khila karte the
mujh mein ye aag kahan thi pahle

zakhm diwar batata hai 'munir'
ek taswir yahan thi pahle