baat kuchh yun hai ki ye khauf ka manzar to nahin
lash dariya mein ghanimat hai ki be-ghar to nahin

dur sahra-e-badan se nikal aaya hun magar
dhundhta hun main jise wo mere andar to nahin

khwahishen roz nai roz nai roz nai
ye mera zehn bhi akhbar ka daftar to nahin

dur tak le gai kyun jumbish-e-angusht mujhe
main ishaare hi se phenka hua patthar to nahin

bhasmasur ban gai hai aaj mashini duniya
kaisi dastak hai jagat mohni dar par to nahin