bas ek nazar se hi taswir kar gaya ye kaun
mere wajud ko zanjir kar gaya ye kaun

kitab-e-zist pe main tha bujha hua ek harf
sunahre rang mein tahrir kar gaya ye kaun

hai mere jism mein ab tak wo lams ki khushbu
zamin-e-dasht ko taskhir kar gaya ye kaun

har ek kucha hai sakit har ek sadak viran
hamare shahr mein taqrir kar gaya ye kaun

jise bhi dekhiye hairat-zada sa lagta hai
ki shahryar ko rah-gir kar gaya ye kaun

abhi to in ki shararat ke din the ai 'shahzad'
abhi se bachchon ko gambhir kar gaya ye kaun