karachi
ek zakhmi khanaman-barbaad kachhwa

jis ke sab bazu
thakan se bebasi se

shal hue hain
jahan bhar ke dukhon ka bojh uthae

bahut halkan
khushki par pada hai

ab apne aansuon se
zakhm bharna chahta hai

jo ande bach gae hain wo sambhaale
samundar mein utarna chahta hai