jo gum-gashta hai uski zat kya hai

jo gum-gashta hai us ki zat kya hai
gharib-e-shahr ki auqat kya hai
saron par saya-e-afat kya hai
jo katti hi nahin wo raat kya hai


na hone aur hone ki haqiqat
sawal-e-nafi-o-isbaat kya hai
jami hai gard ki tah bastiyon par
hawa ke hath mein saughat kya hai


hiqarat mein bujhe kuchh tir-o-nashtar
mere kashkol mein khairaat kya hai
bujha paen na un ko odh paen
guzishta mausamon ki baat kya hai


kabhi dekha na us ko bar-awar
hamari fasl-e-imkanat kya hai
waraq par kyun utarte hain sharare
lahu mein shoala-e-jazbaat kya hai


ubharte dubte rahte hain sae
tamasha ek sa din raat kya hai