hum to gawah hain ki ghalat tha likha gaya kya faisla hua tha magar kya likha gaya ye kaisi munsifi thi ki munsif ke ru-ba-ru jhuti shahadaton ko bhi sachcha likha gaya maktub-e-gham hamara padha hi nahin gaya warna to us mein haal tha sara likha gaya mulzim ko bhi to milta hai kuchh bolne ka haq phir kyun nahin bayan hamara likha gaya hum chup rahe ki faisla sara tha tai-shuda yani jo muddai ne likhaya likha gaya banti kisi bhi harf ki pahchan kis tarah jo bhi likha gaya wo adhura likha gaya bhuli nahin wo zulm ki 'shabnam' sar-e-furaat aatish ko aab dasht ko dariya likha gaya