kisi ki yaad mein likkha hai jo kuchh
yahi kuchh hai mera apna hai jo kuchh

usi ka aks hai lafzon mein mere
nazar ke samne duniya hai jo kuchh

zarurat-mand hun mujh ko ata kar
sakhi data mera hissa hai jo kuchh

chura le jaegi baad-e-saba bhi
chhupa kar phul ne rakkha hai jo kuchh

muqaddar hai isi ka nam shayad
mujhe wo be-talab deta hai jo kuchh

bata dengi hawaen har kisi ko
lab-e-ashjar par qissa hai jo kuchh

mah-o-khurshid to kuchh bhi nahin hain
meri mitti ka ek zarra hai jo kuchh

kisi din wo bhi le jaega koi
sar-e-bazar-e-jaan sauda hai jo kuchh

kahan tak main tajassus mein rahunga
utha do darmiyan parda hai jo kuchh

nahin sujha jo ab us ka abhi tak
kisi ki aankh ne puchha hai jo kuchh

nahin kuchh aur pane ki tamanna
ghanimat hai yahan paya hai jo kuchh

use tahrir karta ja raha hun
meri sochon ka afsana hai jo kuchh

bhanwar hon ya khas-o-khashak 'shahid'
hamara hai sar-e-dariya hai jo kuchh