wo jo sab ka bahut chahita tha
qabr ki saaton mein tanha tha

jis ne duniya ko khub dekha tha
us ki aankhon mein qahqaha sa tha

ranj kya khwab ke bikharne ka
kuchh na tha ret ka gharaunda tha

us ke aangan mein raushni thi magar
ghar ke andar bada andhera tha

wo bhi pathra ke rah gaya aakhir
us ki aankhon mein jo sawera tha

ek pinjra udas tanhai
us ne kya kya khuda se manga tha

shakh jhulsi hui thi aur us par
ek sahma hua parinda tha

qahqahon ki baraat nikli thi
dard ki chikh kaun sunta tha

pul na tha aur samne us ke
ek tufan-ba-dosh dariya tha

ek khushbu ka bantne wala
gandi basti ka rahne wala tha

dukh mein aakhir ye khul gaya 'qaisar'
nam ek maslahat ka rishta tha