dekhe-bhaale raste the
phir bhi log bhatakte the

dariya sahra aur sarab
manzar sare phike the

ek sanjog ka qissa tha
kitne bandhan tute the

dil to us ka ujla tha
lekin kapde maile the

nazren dhundli dhundli thin
chehre nile-pile the

galiyan kuche sab jal-thal
tut ke baadal barse the

kitne chand-gahan mein the
kitne tare tute the

waqt ke bahte dariya mein
kitne suraj dube the

sara jism dahak uttha
shoale to phir shoale the