shama ki lau tez itni thi dhuan hona hi tha
faede ke kaam mein kuchh to ziyan hona hi tha

kis ko khush aati hamari chhat ki saya-afgani
ghar banaya tha to phir be-khanaman hona hi tha

hum natije ke liye ta-zindagi baithe rahe
ye kahan samjhe ki pahle imtihan hona hi tha

wadi-e-gul se nikalna ek majburi sahi
shahr-e-na-pursan mein hum ko raegan hona hi tha