iztirab-e-khak-e-amjad mein kahin rahta hai wo kaenat-e-ruh-e-ahmad mein kahin rahta hai wo daera-dar-daera sadiyan bulati hain use sachchi aawazon ke gumbad mein kahin rahta hai wo dhundne nikle hain jis ko ilm ke sahra mein hum dard-o-gham ki rah-e-abjad mein kahin rahta hai wo yaad aata hai musibat main duaon ki tarah shahr ke viran mabad mein kahin rahta hai wo muntazir hai zarre zarre ki nigahon mein lahu surkh-ru hone ki sarhad mein kahin rahta hai wo munkashif hoti hui hairat mein us ko dekhiye ek nigah-e-khwab ki zad mein kahin rahta hai wo ek irade ki tarah 'ajmal' dilon ke darmiyan arz-e-jaan ki aakhiri had mein kahin rahta hai wo