ajab rang aankhon mein aane lage
hamein raste phir bulane lage

ek afwah gardish mein hai in dinon
ki dariya kinaron ko khane lage

ye kya yak-ba-yak ho gaya qissa-go
hamein aap-biti sunane lage

shagun dekhen ab ke nikalta hai kya
wo phir khwab mein badbadane lage

har ek shakhs rone laga phut ke
ki 'ashufta'-ji bhi thikane lage