kuchla kiye hain kitne hi lashkar zamin ko
aise kiya gaya hai barabar zamin ko

main ne bhi sair ki hai kabhi aasman ki
main jaanta hun dasht samundar zamin ko

pairon se dhire dhire khisakne lagi hai ab
kab tak rakhun main yar pakad kar zamin ko

jab bhi thakan se chur hua so gaya hun main
chadar falak ko man ke bistar zamin ko

mujh ko libas-e-ruh alag se 'ata hua
dafna diya gaya mere andar zamin ko

patal mein pada hun magar pur-sukun hun
main jhankta raha hun uchhal kar zamin ko

daldal ko par karna hai 'arif' aur us ke ba'd
rakh denge tere samne la kar zamin ko