baDhte baDhte koi din mein pahle to dariya hue

badhte badhte koi din mein pahle to dariya hue
phir padi uftad kuchh aisi ki hum sahra hue
kitna samjhaya ye patthar aur patthar ho gae
wae-qismat hum bhi kaise daur mein barpa hue


thi azal se hi ye mitti tira-baatin dun-sarisht
the hamin nadan kabhi patthar bhi aaina hue
aag barsata hua aakhir wo din bhi aa gaya
bhar gae ruhon mein sho'le jism angara hue


sab achanak taj gae basti khule dar chhod kar
chilmanen sab bujh gain sab baam be-jalwa hue
chaukhaton par ajnabi qadmon ki ubhrin aahaten
sidhiyan dhadkin chhaten larzin dariche wa hue


chand kitne is ufuq par dub kar ubhre udhar
kitne suraj is taraf pinhan udhar paida hue
le gae tum bhed sare sath ye achchha hua
tum hue ifsha na un galiyon mein hum ruswa hue


wo jharoka dam-ba-khud gum-sum raha phir bhi 'bashir'
main ne sau puchha wo roz-o-shab wo lamhe kya hue