bada mukhtalif sa mere harif ye dao tha
mere dosh par teri ungliyon ka dabao tha

meri aane wali tamam umr ka ghaw tha
wo jo sham padne se peshtar ka padaw tha

kiye aise duniya ne tabsire bani dastan
wo jo milna-julna hamara sidhe subhaw tha

jise apne hisse ke dukh na aae sambhaalne
use sab ke talwon ke khar chunne ka chaw tha

wahi nam tha wahi ungliyan thin wahi hawa
wahi ret thi wahi sahilon ka kataw tha

wo bajae khisht rusum duniya ki zad pe thi
thi nai kaniz nai tarah ka chunaw tha

jale baadban to aks pani mein hans diye
ise dub jaane do is ka nam bhi naw tha

kabhi raushni ka tilism tute to dekhna
ki 'sadaf' ye nur nahin tha zard alaw tha