qadam qadam pe charagh-e-ada jalate hue abhi abhi koi guzra hai muskuraate hue ana-parast hain tah-dariyon mein jite hain yahan to rona bhi padta hai muskuraate hue phir ehtimam karen hum nae charaghon ka hawa guzar gai sare diye bujhate hue shab-e-siyah ki wusat se ho ke be-parwa wo badh raha hai diye se diya jalate hue kahin wajud na kho baithe ye samundar bhi tumhaari aatish-e-tishna-labi bujhate hue bikhar na jae badan bhi misal-e-reg-e-rawan guzar raha hai hawa ke thapede khate hue use tum aankh mein apni chhupa ke rakh lena kahin mile wo agar tum ko aate-jate hue usi pe aa gaya ilzam-e-na-shanasai jo zakhm zakhm hua khandan bachate hue kisi ke dast-e-hunar ke siwa nahin kuchh bhi sanbhal gaya hun jo ai 'nur' dagmagate hue