sard aaj-kal is darja zamane ki hawa hai
anjam ke ehsas se dil kanp raha hai

wo shakl jo aate hi nazar ho gai ghaeb
jadu hai ki bijli ki chhalawa ki bala hai

kashmir jise kahte hain sab ghairat-e-firdaus
jab tu hi nahin hai pas to dozakh se siwa hai

kohsar par ye abr ke phirte hue sae
ek aalam-e-shadab tujhe dhundh raha hai

gar baadila sar par hai to makhmal hai tah-e-pa
al-qissa ajab manzar-e-pur-zeb-o-ziya hai

aa aur meri chashm-e-tasawwur mein sama ja
aaina tera der se be-aks pada hai

ai 'fauq' main hun is liye muhtaj-e-rifaqat
tanha rah-e-manzil mein koi chhod gaya hai