alif ana ko kat diya
apne sae par aundha girne wala

main tha lekin kya karta
mere shahr ki sari galiyan

band bhi thin mutawazi bhi
takhtiyan har darwaze par

ek hi nam ki latki thin
main kya karta

shahr ke girda-gird sadhae fatwon ki diwaren thin
koh shamail diwaren

jin se bahar sirf janazon ke jaane ka rasta tha