dekhte kya did ke qabil koi manzar na tha
panw dharti par na the aur aasman sar par na tha

khud hamin ko khud-kushi ka shauq tha chaaragaro
doston ki aastinon mein koi khanjar na tha

har padaw ek shab ke waste manzil bana
jis ki khatir dar-ba-dar bhatke hamara ghar na tha

qarz mitti ka tha mitti ke hawale kar diya
wo jo hum ne dasht ko saunpa hamara sar na tha

barf mausam aandhiyan shakh-o-shajar kuchh bhi na the
udne walon ko magar andoh-e-baal-o-par na tha

gumbad-e-koh-e-nida se bach nikalna tha muhaal
raste chaaron taraf the aur koi dar na tha

main hi shaista na thahra sangsari ka ki aaj
sab uthe hathon mein parcham the koi patthar na tha

hum ne nazron se chhua palkon se chuma hai use
log kahte the ki khushbu ka koi paikar na tha