faqat zamin se rishte ko ustuwar kiya
phir us ke baad safar sab sitara-war kiya

bas itni der mein aadad ho gae tabdil
ki jitni der mein hum ne unhen shumar kiya

kabhi kabhi lagi aisi zamin ki haalat
ki jaise us ko zamane ne sangsar kiya

jahan-e-kohna azal se tha yun to gard-alud
kuchh hum ne khak uda kar yahan ghubar kiya

bashar bigadega mahaul wo jo us ke liye
na jaane kitne zamanon ne sazgar kiya

tamam wahm o guman hai to hum bhi dhoka hain
isi khayal se duniya ko main ne pyar kiya

na sans le saka gahraiyon mein jab wo 'malal'
to us ko apne jazire se ham-kanar kiya