ret mein kitni hi sipiyan dafn hain jin ke sinon se gauhar nikalte rahe aur samundar mein aise sadaf bhi hain jo motiyon ke liye hath malte rahe rah-e-gham ki masafat bhi kya khub thi khud hi girte rahe khud sanbhalte rahe rasta bhi naya tha safar bhi naya jis taraf uth gae panw chalte rahe aae auron ke daman mein to phul bhi apne daman mein aansu hi palte rahe hum to majbur ke taq ke dip hain khud hi bujhte rahe khud hi jalte rahe raaz kaisa bhi ho raaz phir raaz hai raaz-dan main ne apna banaya nahin maslak-e-ishq mein ye bada jurm tha dil ke arman dil mein machalte rahe os se pyas kis tarah bujhti meri jhulse jiwan ko khwahish thi barsat ki khetiyan wo jo pahle se shadab thin un pe din-raat baadal machalte rahe rahbaron ki siyasat na kuchh puchhiye rahzanon ki hifazat na kuchh dekhiye khwab tiryak ke bhi sanwarte rahe sanp bhi aastinon mein palte rahe lakh tufan aae chalin aandhiyan pattharon ki bhi barsat hoti rahi aise ashjar bhi is chaman mein mile zulm sahte rahe aur phisalte rahe aag firqa-parasti ki aisi lagi jo na ab tak kisi ke bujhae bujhi rahnuma amn ka swang rachte rahe aur gharon se janaze nikalte rahe kis qadar ban gae aaj wo sang-dil jin ke hathon mein patthar kabhi mom tha ye na un ki samajh mein 'zuhur' aa saka kitne suraj andhere nigalte rahe