dost bhi the us gali mein dushmanon ke sath-sath phul bhi barse the mujh par pattharon ke sath-sath ab kahan khwab-o-khayal o khal-o-khad pahle se hain kis qadar badla hun main calendaron ke sath-sath ab na-jaane mujh ko le jaen kahan aansu mere ab to ek lamba safar hai paniyon ke sath-sath shauq-e-baam-o-dar mein kuchh buniyaad ka socha nahin ghar banata ja raha hun sahilon ke sath-sath us ki ek taswir se tha rashk-e-jannat ghar mera ghar mein ab kaise rahun viraniyon ke sath-sath chupke-chupke jaane kya likhta raha hun raat-bhar bakht bhi kala kiya hai kaghazon ke sath-sath duriyan majburiyan tanhaiyan be-tabiyan mustaqil rahtin hain hum pardesiyon ke sath-sath aaj is andaz se gulshan mein lahrai saba phul bhi udne lage kuchh titliyon ke sath-sath chot kha baitha koi ya dil laga baitha kahin aaj-kal hota hai 'sagar' sha'iron ke sath-sath