main apne dil mein nai khwahishen sajae hue khada hua hun hawa mein qadam jamae hue nae jahan ki tamanna mein ghar se nikla hun hatheliyon pe nai mishalen jalae hue hawa ke phul mahakne lage mujhe pa kar main pahli bar hansa zakhm ko chhupae hue na aandhiyan hain na tufan na khun ke sailab hain khushbuon mein manazir sabhi nahae hue pighal gai hain achanak ghamon ki zanjiren gire hain dhup ke neze badan churae hue dikha rahi hai nai zindagi ke naqsh-e-qadam sukun ki nind gale se mujhe lagae hue chatakhne wali zamin dur rah gai 'afzal' hain sare khet sitaron ke lahlahae hue