guzar gaya wo zamana wo zakhm bhar bhi gae safar tamam hua aur ham-safar bhi gae usi nazar ke liye be-qarar rahte the usi nigah ki be-tabiyon se dar bhi gae hamari rah mein saya kahin nahin tha magar kisi shajar ne pukara to hum thahar bhi gae ye sail-e-ashk hai barbaad kar ke chhodega ye ghar na paoge dariya agar utar bhi gae sahar hui to ye uqda bhi taeron pe khula ki aashiyan hi nahin ab ke baal-o-par bhi gae bahut aziz thi ye zindagi magar hum log kabhi kabhi to kisi aarzu mein mar bhi gae shajar ke sath koi barg-e-zard bhi na raha hawa chali to bahaaron ke nauhagar bhi gae