yun lagta hai jaise hum dariya ke rukh par rahte hain
us ki andhi lahron ke qatil dhaare par bahte hain

sadiyon ki tarikh yahan qirtas-e-hawa par likkhi hai
qarnon ke afsane hum se koh-o-bayaban kahte hain

waqt se pahle bachchon ne chehron pe budhapa odh liya
titli ban kar udne wale soch mein dube rahte hain

jab se andhi zulmat ne suraj par shab-khun mara hai
sab farzane apna apna chehra dhundte rahte hain

'farigh' kaise daur mein ye tarikh hamein le aai hai
apne dukh bhi sahte hain tarikh ke dukh bhi sahte hain