har chehre par khauf ki chadar shoalon ki barish ghar ghar
suni aankhen dekh rahi hain jalte shahr ka ye manzar

patta bhi khadke to dil sinon mein khauf se phat jaen
kitni chikhon ka madfan hai sahma hua khamosh nagar

chehre ki tahrir ke pichhe kya dukh hai ye bhi samjho
main koi akhbar nahin hun tum rakh do jis ko padh kar

hum hi kuchh nadan the jaane kitne khwab saja baithe
aas ne yun hi dekh liya tha chalte chalte ek nazar

jab bhi guzarta hai koi aawara hawaon ka jhonka
tapti tin ki unchi chhat par bajne lagte hain kankar

pichhe rah jaane walon par kis munh se ilzam dharen
hum jis ki agli saf mein the haar gaya hai wo lashkar

koi patthar phenk ke is mein apna aks mita dalen
jalti ret mein kho jaegi ye naddi aage chal kar

'rashid' kis ummid pe dil ka aaina chamkate ho
jaane kya taswir dikhae dhundla dhundla san sattar