ek muddat se mere ghar mein na aaya koi phir bhi aangan mein nazar aata hai saya koi mujh ko ek zakhmi parinde ka khayal aata hai shakh se tut ke udta hai jo patta koi log ghabra ke nikal aae hain maidanon mein habs aisa hai ki aata nahin jhonka koi be-khabar waqt ke dhaare pe bahe jate hain kya khabar kaun si manzil pe hai pahuncha koi rang kya kya na samae hain meri aankhon mein surat-e-naqsh magar dil mein na utra koi jo meri ruh ke zakhmon ka mudawa le 'zaman' mujh ko is shahr mein milta nahin aisa koi