kitna mushkil tha ye rasta kaun likhega
puri baat aur pura qissa kaun likhega

din aur raat ke aadhe aadhe batware mein
kitna kam tha kis ka hissa kaun likhega

kin hathon ne kaise kaise patthar kate
kaise din ka bojh uthaya kaun likhega

kitni der ko hariyali ne aankhen kholin
kitni der ko baadal barsa kaun likhega

jangal mein gum ho jaane wale raste par
kitni dhup thi kitna saya kaun likhega

shahr jala to kis ne us ki rakh sameti
kitna tha kis ka sarmaya kaun likhega

girti diwaron mein sans kahan thi baqi
aur kahan tak bikhra malba kaun likhega